It is late at night and San Cai is dragging herself into her room looking very tired. She plops herself down on the bed with a big sigh of relieve. As she is laying there resting, her cell phone starts ringing. She reaches for her bag and taking her cell phone out, answers it.

San Cai (with a very tired voice): “Hello?”

Mimi: “San Cai Senior. I am your schoolmate at Ying De, Mimi.”

With her eyes half closed, San Cai asks confusedly, “Mimi?”

Mimi: “Senior, please agree to let me interview you.”

San Cai: “What interview?”

Mimi: “Senior, I am already in front of your house now. Is now a good time?”

San Cai: “Huh? Now?”

In San Cai's room, sitting on San Cai’s bed, Mimi takes out her pen and a tape recorder. San Cai brings in a glass of water for her to drink.

San Cai (setting the glass down on the table): “Here.”

Mimi: “Senior, let’s get started now.”

San Cai slowly sits down on the bed next to Mimi.

San Cai: “Wait a minute, Mimi. Exactly why are you interviewing me?”

Mimi: “San Cai Senior. Qing He Senior is someone that I really, really like. So, I am very enthusiastic in trying hard to make him like me. San Cai Senior and Qing He Senior are the best of friends. (San Cai starts rubbing her neck because she is so tired.) So I wish that Senior can guide and tell me all about Senior’s hobbies and habits.”

San Cai takes off her hair band to let down her hair and smiles at Mimi.

San Cai: “Mimi, you are so straight forward.”

Mimi: “Qing He Senior doesn't like straight forward girls?”

San Cai: “No. No. What I meant is that I like your straight forward personality.”

Mimi looks up the ceiling and speaking almost only to herself, “If San Cai Senior likes it, then Qing He Senior will definitely like it too. This way, I am even more confident. Because in Qing He Senior’s heart, San Cai Senior is the most perfect. (San Cai takes her tucked shirt out of the waist band of her skirt.) So, Senior, please agree to let me use you as a model for me to mimic.”

San Cai: “Mimic? Mimi, each person has their own good points, you don't have to mimic someone else. There’s no meaning this way.”

Mimi (looking up toward the ceiling again): “Of course there will be meaning. Senior, to be honest, this is my first time to take the initiative to like a guy. (San Cai is listening with her eyes close.) This feeling is very good. Just as long as I can see Qing He Senior at school every day, then that is the luckiest/happiest moment for me.”

San Cai smiles tiredly at her.

Mimi: “Even though Senior, doesn't like me now. (San Cai starts to slowly lie down on the bed.) But as long as I can be beside him, then I will have a chance to show Senior my feelings. So, from now on, each day of my life is full of meaning.”

Mimi lies down on her side next to San Cai on the bed. San Cai smiles and flips over on her back.

San Cai: “Mimi, won't you feel tired?”

Mimi: “No. Not one bit. (She moves over on her back too.) I have been putting all my feelings of love in my heart very seriously. Everything I am doing now, Senior will definitely be touched one day.”

San Cai (eyes closed): “Yes… Definitely. One day, he will definitely be touched by you.”

San Cai turns her face to the other side.

Mimi (looks over at San Cai, smiles and then closes her eyes): “Senior, my dad said, a girl like you who is willing to help out a friend of the same gender, then she must be a good hearted girl. So, you would definitely get happiness.”

Mimi turns her face to the other side and they both fell asleep.

Next morning Mimi wakes up in San Cai’s bed, confused.

Mimi (looks around the room with eyes half open): “Huh? What is this place?”

She looks around some more and remembers.

Mimi: “Oh...”

Mimi (she sits to the side of the bed): “Eh… where is San Cai Senior?”

At the entrance of the office, San Cai is scanning her work id on the scanner. There are lots of other people coming into work too.

San Cai (rushing): “Almost late. If I knew this would be the case, then I wouldn’t have talked with Mimi last night.”

Then San Cai hurriedly runs up the stairs.

When lunch time comes, San Cai is at the fast food restaurant, Subway. She carries her tray of food and sits down at a table next to the window. As she was unwrapping the sandwich, Dao Ming Si is outside the window looking in, but doesn’t see San Cai. San Cai looks up and sees him looking in and then walking away. San Cai, seeing him walk away, just goes back to eating her lunch. As she was eating her sandwich, a guy comes up to her from behind.

Guy: “Sorry. Is there someone sitting here?”

San Cai (chewing, shakes her head): “No.”

San Cai looks up and sees that it is Dao Ming Si. Dao Ming Si sees her, sits down in the seat across from San Cai and smiles.

Dao Ming Si: “What a coincident.”

San Cai: “Right. What a coincident.”

Dao Ming Si starts to unwrap his sandwich and San Cai looks over at him.

San Cai: “I never thought that you would eat this too.”

Dao Ming Si (looks around): “Isn't everybody else here eating the same thing?”

San Cai looks around, smiles and takes a bite out of her sandwich.

Dao Ming Si looks over at San Cai and smiles.

Dao Ming Si (smiling): “Your mouth…”

San Cai wipes the corner of her mouth with her finger and then quickly grabs a napkin to wipe her mouth.

Dao Ming Si (staring at the mustard bottle): “Adding this tastes better?”

San Cai: “Mustard?”

Dao Ming Si (still staring): “Yeah.”

San Cai: “Yes. Before you eat a sub, you have to add mustard.”

Dao Ming Si: “Oh. (He picks the bottle of mustard up and looks at it.) Really?”

San Cai nods her head.

Dao Ming Si squeezes some mustard on his sub and San Cai is watching him.

San Cai: “That's not enough.”

Dao Ming Si: “Huh?”

San Cai: “Add some more.”

Dao Ming Si squeezes some more with San Cai still watching him. Then she takes the bottle from his hands and helps Dao Ming Si put more on.

Dao Ming Si (looking at the amount of mustard she is putting on his sub): “Add this much?”

San Cai (taking the bottle away): “It tastes very good. Try it and see.”

Dao Ming Si takes a bite and chews while San Cai waits for his reaction.

Dao Ming Si (nods his head): “It’s true.”

San Cai (smiles): “See, I didn't lie to you.”

San Cai takes another bite of her sub.

Dao Ming Si (takes a sip of his soda): “Work is going well?”

San Cai: “Ok. Except that I am a little dumb. I have to work really late every day in order to finish the job.”

Dao Ming Si: “It is better when you have something to do. (He takes a bite of his sub.) Not like me. I go to the office every day and don’t know what to do. If it’s not looking at presentations then it’s continuously signing names. So, sometimes, when I really can’t stand to sit anymore, I would go to the roof top and take some fresh air.”

Dao Ming Si takes another bite of his sub.

San Cai: “You really feel that to have work to do is better? (Dao Ming Si nods his head with his mouth full.) If it was the past, you would...”

Dao Ming Si stops chewing and San Cai stops her sentence. She looks away and there was silence at the table. Then San Cai continues.

San Cai: “Because you are a manager, so of course, you would do work related with decision making. Like me, I would always only be in zhong gong chu’s warehouse, checking inventory. I have been checking a whole morning and I still haven't went through 1/5 of it. My neck is going to break soon.”

Dao Ming Si (smiles): “Then you rest and continue doing it tomorrow.”

He takes a sip of his soda.

San Cai (shakes her head): “I can't. I have to finish checking today. And show it to the Manager early tomorrow morning.”

Dao Ming Si: “There’s no one helping you?”

San Cai taking a sip of soda, shakes her head.

San Cai: “Everybody is busy with their own work.”

Dao Ming Si takes a bite of his sub, chewing slowly, and thinking.

Dao Ming Si: “I’ll help you.”

San Cai (startled, but happy): “You’re helping me?”

Dao Ming Si chewing, nods his head happily.

San Cai (smiling): “Thanks.”

Dao Ming Si just smiles and grabs the bottle of mustard to add more to his sub. San Cai is sipping her soda with a smile on her face the whole time.

After lunch, Dao Ming Si and San Cai walks into the storage room area. Dao Ming Si is looking at all the files while unbuttoning his cuff buttons.

San Cai (pointing to the end of the room): “We’ll start from that side.”

Dao Ming Si walks over to the files, pulling up his sleeves on both arms. San Cai stood there staring at him with a happy smile on her face. Then she slowly walks over to him, unbuttoning her cuff buttons also.

Dao Ming Si (points to a box up top): “That one?”

San Cai nods her head. He brings it down and they look through it.

Next, Dao Ming Si is standing on a climb ladder and reading numbers on the files while San Cai takes note of them on the paper on her clip board. An English song is being played as the next couple of scenes are shown. One scene shows Dao Ming Si carrying three small boxes in his arms and then sneezes, causing a cloud of dust to fly off from the top box that he is carrying. San Cai sees him and hands him a tissue for him to wipe his nose. Dao Ming Si takes the tissue from her hands and San Cai looks away smiling shyly. She then walks away with Dao Ming Si staring at her back. Another scene shows San Cai standing on the ladder looking at the boxes up on top, then when she’s done, she slowly climbs back down. Dao Ming Si sees that she is having trouble so he holds out his hand to her for her to hold onto. San Cai stares at his hand for a few seconds, then smiles and takes it to step down from the ladder. Then working in different aisles in the storage area, Dao Ming Si looks at San Cai through the little gap between the files. And when Dao Ming Si is not looking, San Cai turns around to sneak a peak at him too.

Meanwhile, Ye Sha is walking on the street all by herself and a man in a suit is following her with a newspaper in his hand and wearing sunglasses. As Ye Sha is walking, she feels that someone is following her. So continuing to walk, she stops to one side and pretends to look at something. Then she quickly turns around to look at the man. The man, being caught off guard, quickly turns around with his back to Ye Sha. Then he turns to his side and opens up the newspaper and pretends to be reading. At that time, Ye Sha starts to walk off slowly and then breaks into a run. The man turns back to find her missing so he quickly walks after her. Just when the man is frantically searching for Ye Sha, she steps out from behind him. He sees her standing there and knew that he had failed his job.

Ye Sha: “Let’s make a deal, ok?”

The guy nods his head at her.

Ye Sha: “I promise that I will not escape. When the time is right, then I’ll go back to the cold palace. And I won’t tell her (referring to Dao Ming Feng) the secret that’s between us. So, starting from today, you can live your life and I can walk my streets. Can you stop following me, ok?”

The man looks at her and then shakes his head. Ye Sha looks a little annoyed.

Ye Sha: “You’re not treating me as friend?”

Man: “I’m sorry, Miss Ye Sha. This is my responsibility.”

Ye Sha takes a deep breath and gives him a big smile.

Ye Sha: “I understand. You are a good person who takes his job seriously. Ok then, when you get tired, tell me, and we can go back to the cold palace, Ok?”

Ye Sha didn’t wait for him to answer and turned to continue walking. All of a sudden she turns around to face the man.

Ye Sha (holding up a cracker wrapper): “First, can you throw this away for me?”

The man takes it and looks around for a garbage can. At this moment, Ye Sha quickly runs as fast as she can to get away from the man. The man sees her running away and runs after her while calling out, “Miss Ye Sha! Miss Ye Sha!”

After running for quite a bit with the guy following her, Ye Sha bumps into Da Xin on a bike and almost collided with him. Da Xin stops his bike in time to avoid running her down and sees that it is Ye Sha.

Ye Sha / Da Xin (points to each other): “Aren’t you…”

Ye Sha (rushing): “Hurry, hurry up. He’s chasing me.”

Da Xin quickly gets off the bike and turns it around while Ye Sha hops after him frantically.

Da Xin: “Who is he?”

Da Xin quickly gets on his bike and calls out to Ye Sha.

Da Xin: “Get on first. Hurry up and get on.”

Ye Sha jumps on to the back of Da Xin’s bike and Da Xin quickly peddles off, while the man is still running after them yelling, “Miss Ye Sha! Miss Ye Sha!”

The man chases them around a corner and thinks he has lost them, when all of a sudden, Da Xin charges up from the right side with his bike yelling, “AHHHHHH!”

The man seeing Da Xin coming after him with the bike also started yelling, “AHHHHHH!”

But Da Xin just stops in front of him and raises his leg to kick the man to the ground. The guy went flying backwards with arms flapping.

Da Xin (yelling out): “YE SHA!”

Ye Sha runs out from behind and quickly gets on Da Xin's bike again and he starts peddling very fast again. The guy gets up from the ground and starts chasing behind them again.

Man (yelling): “MISS YE SHA! MISS YE SHA!”

Ye Sha (calling out from the bike): “I will go back to the cold palace by myself!”

Da Xin brings Ye Sha to the Orange café. Ye Sha is sitting at a table sipping a drink when Da Xin brings her a sandwich on a plate and places it on the table in front of her and then sits down.

Da Xin: “Then you’re saying that the guy isn't here to kidnap you but to protect you? (Ye Sha doesn’t answer and just takes a bite of her sandwich.) And we just treated him like that, don't you think that’s a little cruel?”

Ye Sha: “Why do I need someone to protect me? Think about it. No matter where you go, there is always someone following you, watching you, don’t you feel that it’s very annoying?”

Da Xin: “If it is a beautiful girl… then I don’t think I will.”

Yi Ling (smiles): “It’s true. When we saw the news about you guys’ engagement, we had quite a shock. Who would known that Ah Xing is such a big shot! No wonder he can't even fry an egg.”

Ye Sha: “It was a good thing that you guys were good people. Or else who would have hired someone that can't even fry an egg? (pause) Hey, are you guys short on workers here recently? Anyway, I don’t have anything to do everyday. I can come work here!”

Everybody was silent and looking very solemn. Ah Lun, who was standing up and wiping the dishes, suddenly pulls up a chair and sits down.

Ah Lun: “We are… only working until the end of this month.”

Ye Sha: “Why? Isn't your business doing very good?”

Yi Ling: “It’s because the business is doing too good, that is why the owner of the property decides to take it back and run the business himself.”

Ye Sha: “Oh. Then where will you guys move to?”

Da Xin: “Well, I was just out before looking for a place. But then I ran into you. At first, we thought that we could set out within these 2 years. Who would have known that something like this would happen.”

Da Xin sighs loudly as he continues to fix the bubble tea straws.

Yi Ling: “Anyway, since we can’t get enough now, then it doesn’t matter. We will first go to travel around the island. Things will all work out in the end, right?”

Da Xin: “Right. Hey, before our travel around the world, we can have a travel around the island and take a look around Taiwan. That’s not bad right?”

Ah Lun: “Right.”

Back in the storage room area, Dao Ming Si and San Cai are still working. Dao Ming Si is standing on a ladder looking at the files on the top shelf. San Cai checks her watch and notices that it was 5:00 p.m. already.

San Cai (looking up at Dao Ming Si): “It is 5 p.m. already. Dao Ming Si, you have to get off from work.”

Dao Ming Si (looking down): “Huh? That quick? Then what are going to do all by yourself?”

San Cai: “Doesn't matter, there only a little more left.”

Dao Ming Si: “Are you sure you’re ok?”

San Cai nods her head at him. So Dao Ming Si puts the file that he was holding in his hand back. Just as Dao Ming Si is getting reading to climb down the ladder, he suddenly experiences pain in his head. He loses his balance and falls back off the ladder to the floor.

San Cai (calling out): “Dao Ming Si!”

But as he was falling he pulled the ladder with him and got it out of balance too. It just so happens that the ladder falls on San Cai's back and knocks San Cai to the floor. Dao Ming Si is sitting on the ground and saw the ladder falling on San Cai. His face was in complete shock. He gets up, still kneeling on the floor. San Cai pushes the ladder away from her and tried to get up.

San Cai (face in pain, but still concerned about Dao Ming Si, calls out): “Dao Ming Si.”

At this moment, Dao Ming Si has a flashback of the scene from MG1 when San Cai was kidnapped. He saw the scene where she ran up to shield him from the chair that was about to be bashed on him. Dao Ming Si falls back to the ground, his face in pain and his left hand shielding his head. San Cai stood up and tries to run over to him.

San Cai: “Dao Ming Si.”

Dao Ming Si (shouts in pain): “Don’t come over!”

He puts his head down on his arm and hides his face. San Cai stops in her tracks and kneels down on the floor.

San Cai (with a worried look): “Ok. Ok. I won't go over. Just relax. I’m not going over.”

San Cai starts backing away and then stops, watching Dao Ming Si and rubbing her left arm where the ladder fell on her. Dao Ming Si is sitting in the corner, his face filled with pain and both his hands are holding his head. San Cai looks over worriedly at him while her own arm is hurting her.

After who knows how long have passed, Dao Ming Si doesn’t seem to be in pain anymore. But he is still sitting bunched up in the corner, with San Cai sitting a few feet away. Dao Ming Si looks up calmly and looks over at San Cai.

Dao Ming Si: “Just before… Sorry.”

San Cai: “No problem. (pause) Can I ask you what happened?”

Dao Ming Si: “It’s only... it's only a headache. (pause) It’s probably the side affect of the car crash.”

San Cai: “Does it always hurt like that often?”

Dao Ming Si (hesitantly): “It’s ok. Just that sometimes… in my head… (pause) there would be some weird… scenes… and then my head would suddenly start hurting.”

San Cai: “Sorry. It must be that you worked too much today.”

Dao Ming Si: “No. (pause) San Cai.”

San Cai (looks up): “Hm?”

Dao Ming Si (slowly): “Did you ever… (long pause) save me?”

San Cai (face lights up with happiness): “You remember?”

Dao Ming Si: “No. It is just that before...”

Dao Ming Si pauses and thinks of the things he sees in his mind.

Dao Ming Si: “The feeling before was very familiar. (San Cai’s smile is gone from her face.) When you were held down under by the ladder... that… that picture… (pause) it seems like I have seen it before... It was like a... (pause, looking at San Cai) a chair.”

San Cai (excited): “Right! Right! Right! Because at that time I was kidnapped. They wanted to use me to blackmail you. At this time we were at a very, very old warehouse. They were hitting you and tormenting you right in front of me. You were injured very badly then, but you didn't resist at all. Because… you were afraid that they would hurt me. (Dao Ming Si starts to look like he is in pain again.) But because you didn’t struggle or resist, they got even more angry. In the end, they picked up a chair and...”

Dao Ming Si (interrupting, in pain again): “Stop talking!”

San Cai: “You remember! Did you remember?”

Dao Ming Si (shakes his head): “No, no, no.”

San Cai: “Just think carefully. I beg you, Dao Ming Si.”

Dao Ming Si just sits at his corner and thinks. He looks up and he gets frustrated and angry. He quickly gets up on his feet using the side of the drawers for help.

Dao Ming Si (looking at San Cai): “San Cai, I... sorry.”

Dao Ming Si then quickly walks past San Cai, towards the door. San Cai kneels there not moving until after Dao Ming Si walks by her. Then she stands up and calls out to his back.

San Cai: “You don’t have to say sorry to me.”

Dao Ming Si stops walking and stood there listening to her.

San Cai: “Tell me that there is actually a spot somewhere in your heart that have been yearning for the past, right?”

Dao Ming Si doesn’t answer.

San Cai: “Right, Dao Ming Si?”

He frowns and then shakes his head.

Dao Ming Si: “I really don't know. (pause) Losing this past, I have already become another person. (pause) Even if I find this past, then what kind of person will I become? And how will I go about adapting to this new me? (pause) Which one of you can tell me?”

There is silence for a few seconds. San Cai doesn’t answer. She just lowers her head and looks down at the floor, while Dao Ming Si is waiting.

Dao Ming Si (smiled bitterly): “Even you don't know, right? (pause) This is my own problem, none of you can help me.”

Then Dao Ming Si opens the door and walks out. San Cai just stood there and looks at DM as he leaves. San Cai (thinking to herself): “Dao Ming Si has such great pressure. He actually is very frightened in his heart. Why am I so selfish? Only wanting him to remember something and never considered his feelings. Even if Dao Ming Si can not remember anything, he is still Dao Ming Si. So, from now on, the one I should face is the present Dao Ming Si.”

That night, in the front door of Dao Ming Si's mansion, Dao Ming Feng is standing there with her arms crossed. The man that was following Ye Sha is standing in front of her with his head bowed down. Yu Tian walks quickly up to Dao Ming Feng from behind.

Yu Tian: “Madam.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Is there any news?”

Yu Tian: “Still not.”

Dao Ming Feng doesn't saying anything and angrily walks away while Yu Tian and the man follows behind her.

At the long drive way, full of trees on both sides, to the Dao Ming mansion, Ye Sha is slowly walking back by herself. Suddenly Dao Ming Si walks out from behind some trees and stood there facing Ye Sha with both his hands inside his pant pockets. Ye Sha stops and looks at him.

Ye Sha: “What are you standing here for?”

Dao Ming Si: “What do you think?”

Ye Sha looks annoyed.

Ye Sha: “I hate people who interferes with me. Minding me going east, going west. Scolding at me early this, late that, etc.”

Dao Ming Si: “I didn’t say anything. (pause) I am only waiting for you.”

Ye Sha: “Then why can’t you wait in the house? It’s raining.”

Dao Ming Si: “Then how much longer are you going to stand here?”

Ye Sha takes a deep breath, smiles at him and then walks over to where he is standing.

Ye Sha (looking at Dao Ming Si’s smiling face): “Let’s go.”

He turns around to walk back and Ye Sha follows behind him. They walked for a few steps, before Ye Sha started running and then Dao Ming Si runs after her. They run into the house with Ye Sha giggling and Dao Ming Si smiling.

Dao Ming Feng and Yu Tian are standing aside waiting for them. When Ye Sha sees her, she stops giggling. Dao Ming Feng: “Why didn't you call someone and have them pick you up? Look at you all wet. Yu Tian.”

Yu Tian: “Yes.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Tell the servant to prepare some hot water for Ye Sha and Master to take a hot bath.”

Yu Tian: “Yes, Madam.”

Yu Tian leaves to do as he was told. Ye Sha slowly walks over to Dao Ming Feng.

Ye Sha: “Thanks for your good intention for having someone to always following me. But I am born liking freedom. You can stop the trouble of all the arrangements.”

Ye Sha (walking behind Dao Ming Feng): “Or else... Ah Si knows my temper."

Behind Dao Ming Feng, Ye Sha smiles at Dao Ming Si and then walks away. Dao Ming Feng just stood there after Ye Sha left. Dao Ming Si slowly walks over to her.

Dao Ming Si: “Why are you telling someone to follow Ye Sha for?”

Dao Ming Feng: “I am only concerned for her safety. She is after all a princess. Having a bodyguard with her when she is outside in case of what ifs, is there something wrong with that?”

Dao Ming Si: “Maybe you are right, but please don't do this in the future again. Unless you want to make Ye Sha go away.”

Dao Ming Si walks away, leaving Dao Ming Feng standing there.

In Ye Sha's room, Ye Sha comes out of the bathroom toweling her hair. She walks over to the dresser and sees a pair of coconut lanterns there. She looks at it and giggles. Just then her cell phone rings, but instead of a music ring tone, the ring tone that came out of the cell phone is the voice of Dao Ming Si calling out, “Brave Ye Sha, brave Ye Sha." Realizing that it was her cell phone that was making that noise, she looks at it and starts laughing.

Ye Sha: “Hello?”

Dao Ming Si (in his room): “Hello? Do you like your new bodyguard?”

Ye Sha (smiling): “This is way cuter!”

Dao Ming Si: “What fun place did you go to today?”

Ye Sha: “What about you?”

Dao Ming Si: “Hey, I asked you first.”

Ye Sha: “If you don't say it, then I won't say it either.”

Dao Ming Si: “You... why are you so hateful? (pause) I was very busy today. I was helping San Cai in the warehouse all day today.”

Ye Sha's smile fades away.

Ye Sha: “O... my friend is really nice, right?”

Dao Ming Si: “She? She is way cuter than you.”

Ye Sha: “Your friend is quite good also.”

Dao Ming Si: “Huh? My friend?”

Ye Sha: “Da Xin them. I ran into Da Xin today on the street today. He’s the one that helped me get free from the person that your mom sent.”

Dao Ming Si (smiles): “O...... You saw them? Well, did they treat you to lunch?”

Dao Ming Si and Ye Sha are in there bathrobes eating together in the dinning room.

Dao Ming Si: “The breakfast cafe is closing?”

Ye Sha nods her head.

Dao Ming Si: “Then what is Da Xin and them going to do?”

Ye Sha: “I don't know. I also want to help them. But... How do you think we should help?”

Dao Ming Si (chewing and thinking): “Why don't we buy that place for them?”

Ye Sha: “Good is good, but they really love traveling. I have an idea.”

Dao Ming Si: “What kind of bad idea?”

Ye Sha: “What bad idea? It's a good idea. I feel that we should give them a breakfast van.”

Dao Ming Si (picking up a some food with his chopstick): “Breakfast van?”

Ye Sha (nods her head): “Then they can make their money doing business while they travel around.”

Dao Ming Si thinks for a few seconds.

Dao Ming Si: “It sounds like a good idea.”

Ye Sha: “Yes. Oh, you still haven't told me what fun stuff you and San Cai have played today.”

Dao Ming Si: “Nothing. What’s so fun about fixing up a warehouse?”

Ye Sha: “San Cai is such a fun person. Doing whatever with her would be fun.”

Dao Ming Si is quiet for a few seconds and looks around. He looks over at Ye Sha and Ye Sha is quiet and looks away.

Dao Ming Si (still looking at her): “Ye Sha. (pause) Did San Cai say anything to you?”

Ye Sha: “What? (pause) What is she suppose to tell me?”

Dao Ming Si (looks away): “Nothing. I am just saying… ever since I met San Cai, why did you go away?”

Ye Sha: “That's a coincident. My dad just found out about my whereabouts.”

Dao Ming Si (thinks for a few seconds, then nods his head): “Oh.”

Ye Sha (looking at him): “Why are you a little weird? Are you hiding some secrets?”

Dao Ming Si: “Me? No.”

He looks away and picks up some food with his chopstick.

Dao Ming Si (putting the food in his mouth): “Are you crazy? (he chews) Hey, this tastes very good. Really.”

He gets some more with his chopsticks.

Ye Sha: “I think you should be around San Cai more often.”

Dao Ming Si (looks over at her): “Why?”

Ye Sha: “Being with old friends that you use to know, what’s wrong with that?”

Dao Ming Si: “Eh, then I think you should also meet my old friends too. Like Mei Zuo, Lei. (puts his chopsticks down) Eh, tomorrow this Xi Men has a celebration party for his project's success. I’ll bring you to introduce them to you, ok?”

Ye Sha picks up some food with her chopstick and asks, “What’s this?”

Dao Ming Si picks up his chopsticks again and looks at what Ye Sha is holding with her chopsticks.

Dao Ming Si: “That’s taro. It’s very good.”

Dao Ming Si (picking food with his chopsticks and eating): “Hey, you still haven't answer. How about it?”

Ye Sha just smiles at him.

Dao Ming Si: “What?”

Ye Sha: “What what?”

Dao Ming Si (stares at her): “You didn't say yes.”

Ye Sha (smiling): “Yes. (whisper) How ferocious.”

San Cai is walking home on the streets. She is holding many files in her hands and as she was walking, some of them fall to the ground, so she bends down to pick them up. After she picks them up, her cell phone starts ringing.

San Cai: “Hello? Xi Men? (pause) Yup, I just finished work. (pause) Celebration party? (pause) Are you saying tomorrow night? (pause) Ok, ok. Where is it? Ok. (pause) Ok. Bye bye.”

San Cai hangs up and continues walking home.

Dao Ming Si is in his room on his bed holding his cell phone and staring at it. He is thinking of something and it seems like he wanted to call someone but not sure if he should.

In Ye Sha’s room, she is lying on her bed also thinking of something when her cell phone rings. She picks it up and looks at the caller ID. After seeing who the caller was, Ye Sha is annoyed and sucks her teeth. Then she puts the phone on the bed and picks up a pillow to cover her head.

Next morning, Ye Sha is sitting on the sofa staring out at nothing. Two servants came in, each holding a box with their hands.

Servants: “Good morning, Miss Ye Sha.”

Ye Sha turns around and looks at them.

Ye Sha: “What are those for?”

Servant: “These are the clothes and shoes that Madam told us to give to you.”

The two servants left the boxes on the coffee table, bows and then walks away.

Ye Sha turns back with an annoyed face and goes back to her staring. At this moment, Dao Ming Feng walks into the room.

Dao Ming Feng: “Ye Sha.”

Ye Sha slowly turns her head to look at Dao Ming Feng who has walked over to stand near the sofa that she was sitting on.

Dao Ming Feng: “This afternoon, the driver will come to pick you up to meet with us. (Ye Sha turns away from Dao Ming Feng to stare out again.) Tonight is Ah Si’s good friend, Xi Men’s celebration party.”

Ye Sha (staring out): “Do I have to go?”

Dao Ming Feng: “Xi Men and Ah Si are very good friends that have grew up together. He just started working and has already shown this much success. You are Ah Si's fiancé, I think, showing up together is a must.”

Ye Sha: “The one that must show up is Ah Si. (looks over at Dao Ming Feng) Xi Men is his friend.”

Dao Ming Feng: “You’re right. But I am just worried that people will ask about Ah Si’s fiancé. Couples that just got engaged, shouldn’t they be inseparable?”

Just when Ye Sha turns to face Dao Ming Feng and is about to speak back, Dao Ming Feng interrupts her.

Dao Ming Feng: “Especially at congratulation fuctions. This should be manners.”

Ye Sha (turns away and faces outside again): “I will wait for the driver at home.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Very good. (pause) I heard that San Cai's is doing very well in the office.”

Ye Sha turns at Dao Ming Feng’s words and looks over at her. Dao Ming Feng smiles at her and then walks out of the room.

Ye Sha (turns to face outside, sighing): “A scary old witch.”

Later that afternoon, Dao Ming Si and Ye Sha is at Dao Ming Corporation. They are walking together down the hall while San Cai is pushing a cart and walking toward them from the opposite end. Ye Sha is wearing a formal dress while Dao Ming Si is dressed up in a suit. Dao Ming Si and Ye Sha seems to be arguing about something.

Ye Sha: “There’s no reason why. I just don’t want to go.”

Dao Ming Si: “Are you not feeling well?”

Ye Sha: “No.”

San Cai seems them walking together from far away and stops her cart.

Dao Ming Si: “Or is it that my mother has made you not happy again?”

Ye Sha: “No.”

Dao Ming Si (getting loud): “Then you...”

Ye Sha (angry and interrupts him): “I just don't want to go, don't need to go, don’t like to go."

Ye Sha and Dao Ming Si has stopped walking and is standing there facing each other and continuing with their argument.

Dao Ming Si: “Then don’t you even want to meet my new friends?”

Ye Sha: “They are your friends. Why should I meet them?”

Dao Ming Si: “Ye Sha. (Ye Sha looks away from him.) Are you really Ye Sha? Why do I feel that I don't know you at all?”

San Cai is standing there watching and listening to them.

Ye Sha: “Then why don't you learn better now?! (pause) I am Ye Sha. Stuck up, selfish, and don't like to be restrained/bind. Moreover, a Bu Dan Kingdom’s princess that is changing every second.”

Dao Ming Si (upset): “You are not! The Ye Sha that I know is not like this.”

Ye Sha (looking into Dao Ming Si eyes): “Wake up, Dao Ming Si. The truth is in front of your eyes.”

Ye Sha looks at him for a few seconds, then turns away.

Dao Ming Si: “If you don't like to be restrained/binded, then why did you get engaged with me?”

Ye Sha turns around to face Dao Ming Si again and looks straight into his eyes with a smile.

Ye Sha: “Because you love me. What I need is a guy that would love me and listen to me 100%.”

After saying that, Ye Sha walks away from Dao Ming Si and toward the direction of San Cai. Dao Ming Si just stood there, not moving at all. As Ye Sha gets closer to San Cai, San Cai calls out to her.

San Cai: “Ye Sha.”

Ye Sha (looking at her): “San Cai.”

They both look over at Dao Ming Si and Dao Ming Si looks over at them.

Ye Sha (looking back at San Cai): “We are good friends, right? (no answer) Then do me a favor, let me be alone by myself.”

Ye Sha walks off again and San Cai looks at her back. Then San Cai looks over at Dao Ming Si who is still standing at the same spot that he was before, looking over at her. He then looks away and San Cai starts pushing the cart forward and walks pass Dao Ming Si.

San Cai is shredding papers with a machine while replaying the words that Ye Sha and Dao Ming Si were saying before.

San Cai (thinking to herself): “Ye Sha really doesn't love Dao Ming Si. This marriage is really just a business deal. All of this, only Dao Ming Si is the one that is still in the dark. Should I tell Dao Ming Si? (pause) I can't, he wouldn't be able to stand the truth. But he...”

San Cai stood there thinking for a couple of seconds, then she suddenly drops what she was doing and runs off to find Dao Ming Si. She went to his office and ask his assistant.

San Cai (walks up to the assistant sitting behind the desk): “Is the manager here?”

Assistant (looked over to Dao Ming Si’s office): “He was just here before, but don’t know where he went now.”

San Cai: “Oh, thank you.”

Then she left his office and was walking around. Suddenly, she remembered that Dao Ming Si once said when he has nothing to do, he would go to the rooftop to get some fresh air. So, She runs up the stairs and really finds Dao Ming Si standing at the rooftop by himself. San Cai opens the door to the balcony where Dao Ming Si is standing, looking out.

San Cai: “What a coincident. You are here too.”

Dao Ming Si did not answer and San Cai stands next to him looking out too.

San Cai: “Actually, it’s not coincident. I was looking all over for you.”

Dao Ming Si (still staring out): “Was there something?”

San Cai (looking over at Dao Ming Si): “Nothing. I was just… worried that something was wrong with you. (pause) When a person has a lot of things weighing on his heart, he would need a listener. (pause, looking outside to the scenery) If you are willing, I can be your listener.”

Dao Ming Si was silent for a couple of seconds.

Dao Ming Si: “Thanks. I don’t need.”

San Cai: “Orh… Then… if there’s no need then I will not bother you.”

San Cai turns around and slowly walks toward the door but then suddenly turns around again and walks back to Dao Ming Si.

San Cai (looking at Dao Ming Si): “There are some things if you hold back in your heart, then it won't help at all. If you don't want me to bother you, you can face the air and yell out or call out or open your mouth and scold loudly. This way, it is better than wasting time and effort tying to solve an insoluble problem. (pause) Really. In the past, when I was being bullied by you in school, I would run up to the rooftop and yell at you. You can give it a try and see.”

After saying this, San Cai turns towards the door to leave when calls Dao Ming Si calls out to her.

Dao Ming Si (finally turning his head): “San Cai.”

San Cai stops and turns around.

Dao Ming Si: “Did Ye Sha ever say anything about having any mission of some sort to you?”

San Cai: “Mission? (she walks back over to Dao Ming Si) I never heard of her saying anything.”

They stood there for a couple of seconds, before Dao Ming Si starts talking.

Dao Ming Si: “Ye Sha has changed. (San Cai slowly looks over at him.) She really changed. (pause) I don't know what to do. Asking you this question is maybe very selfish but I...”

San Cai (interrupting): “You don't have to say that. I am very happy to be able to share your unhappiness. (she turns to face out to the scenery) You really want to hear my advice? (pause) Dao Ming Si, I think you should believe in yourself.”

Dao Ming Si: “Believe in myself? It’s because I believe in myself, that is why I feel that Ye Sha doesn’t love me anymore.”

San Cai (looking at Dao Ming Si): “It’s not like this. You should believe that you are worthy of Ye Sha's love. (pause) You love Ye Sha... that is already a fact. Even if Ye Sha doesn't love you - you don't try hard to make her love you and only stand here keep on asking why she doesn't love you, don't you think that is very stupid?”

Dao Ming Si is silent for a couple of seconds, thinking about what San Cai just said.

Dao Ming Si: “Who taught you this reasoning?”

San Cai (turning to him): “You. (pause) The past me is very annoying. I knew that you have done many things for me, but I still purposely twist the meaning of your efforts. (pause) Each time I would think that this time you would definitely give up, but you in the end you didn't. Each time I would make you almost go insane, but you have never gave up. (pause) You even said, “No matter where I go, you would follow. Even if it is to hell, you would still catch me.””

Dao Ming Si looks over at San Cai. She notices his stare and quickly apologizes.

San Cai: “Sorry, I should not always talk about things from the past.”

Dao Ming Si looks away and takes a deep breath.

Dao Ming Si: “I have hurt you. I let you bear all the things from the past all by yourself.”

San Cai slowly looks over at Dao Ming Si while Dao Ming Si is looking at the view in front of him.

Dao Ming Si (turning his head to her): “Why do you have to be so nice?”

San Cai (turns away from him): “Because... I want you to be happy.”

Dao Ming Si slowly looks over at San Cai again and then he suddenly takes his hands out of his pocket and wraps his arms around her in a hug. San Cai has a startled look on her face.

Dao Ming Si: “I will probably never know how many times I have made you cry. (San Cai closes her eyes and just tries to feel the way that Dao Ming Si is holding her now.) But, I can only say, Thanks, San Cai. Thank you for accepting this new me.”

San Cai (smiles): “Don’t… don’t mention it.”

San Cai is trying not to cry as she is being held in Dao Ming Si’s arms.

Inside the door, in a corner, Yu Tian is silently standing there watching the whole scene unfold in front of him. Then he walks off, leaving Dao Ming Si and San Cai still hugging each other.

Summary of MG2 Episode 20:

Inside the department that San Cai works at, everybody is getting ready to leave the office and go home. San Cai is slowly walking back into the office to her desk, oblivious to all the people that is walking past her. As everybody is leaving, all the lights are turning off. By the time that San Cai walks over to her desk and sits down, the office is in complete darkness, so San Cai turns her desk lamp on.

San Cai (thinking to herself): “That hug only represents his gratefulness. What am I thinking about?”

San Cai gets up from her seat by the desk and walks back over to continue shredding papers.

San Cai (thinking to herself as she is shredding): “If Ye Sha really doesn’t love Dao Ming Si, should I fight for it then? But then, what do I have to replace in Dao Ming Si’s heart, those memories that belong to Ye Sha? (long pause) Dao Ming Si’s past has already been broken into many pieces.”

San Cai stops shredding and picks up the shredded pieces of paper from the bin with her hand.

San Cai (staring at the shredded pieces of paper in her hands and thinking to herself): “San Cai, you should not be the past that Dao Ming Si has pieced together. You should be another new friend, who laughs with him, shares his worries with him. Maybe one day, Dao Ming Si will start liking this new friend all over again.”

San Cai stares at the shredded paper for a bit longer, then drops it back in the bin and goes back to shredding the rest.

San Cai (thinking to herself): “But what about Ye Sha? Her change – is it really because of this business deal marriage?”

Meanwhile, Ye Sha is in an arcade playing a car racing game in her formal dress. There are a whole bunch of people standing behind her and watching her play. After she lost the game, she got up and pushed past those people that were standing there looking.

At the place where Xi Men’s banquet is being held, there are lots of people present. Xi Men is socializing with the people at the party when he sees Mei Zuo and Lei. He hands his wine glass to his assistant, excuses himself and then quickly walks over to them.

Mei Zuo: “$100 billion sales! Worthy to be my brother!”

Lei: “We are proud of you.”

Xi Men (smiling): “That way, next time you guys will not complain about me not having enough free time.”

Mei Zuo: “Who said? We’ll still be complaining.”

A waitress comes along to bring drinks for the three of them. At this time, a girl with long hair in a black dress walks past F3. She walks over to Xi Men’s assistant and those people that Xi Men was talking to earlier. F3 is drinking their wine and Mei Zuo looks over to the girl and notices her.

Mei Zuo (bends to talk to Xi Men): “That girl over there wearing the black clothing – doesn’t seem to have seen her before.”

Xi Men looks over to see who Mei Zuo was talking about.

Girl (speaking to Xi Men’s assistant): “Where is Mr. Xi Men?”

The assistant gestures with his head over to where F3 is standing. The girl looks over at them, smiles and nods her head in greeting. Then she turns back to chat with the other people.

Xi Men (still looking over): “Ying Xiao Qiao. Jun Li Contruction’s President’s daughter. (looks at Mei Zuo) Just came back from graduating in America.”

Mei Zuo (looks away): “Another valuable expensive vase without a brain.”

At this moment everyone started clapping and F3 looks over to the doorway. Xi Men’s dad just walked in shaking hands with everybody with a woman following beside him. F3 doesn’t look very happy at the sight. Mei Zuo and Lei turns to look at Xi Men.

Mei Zuo: “Xi Men.”

Xi Men (no _expression on his face, puts down his wine glass on the table): “Doesn't matter. I am used to it. Xi Men President is always doing things out of the ordinary. At these kind of functions, if he doesn’t bring a pretty mistress with him, then how would people know about his great success in the field of love.”

Xi Men's father walks over to F3 with his mistress holding onto his arm.

Xi Men's father (speaking to Mei Zuo and Lei): “Long time no see, you two.”

Lei and Mei Zuo: “Uncle, congratulations.”

Xi Men's father: “Don't need to congratulate me. Should congratulate your good brother.”

Mei Zuo (turns to look at Xi Men before facing Xi Men’s dad again): “Yes. This time we can share his honor/glory.”

Mistress: “Xi Men, congratulations to you.”

Xi Men doesn't say anything but just turns his head to the side, looking away. The mistress looks at Xi Men's father and Xi Men's father takes a deep breath and slowly let out a sigh. Then the mistress smiles again as if nothing happened.

Mistress (speaking to Mei Zuo and Lei): “May I ask what are your names?”

Mei Zuo: “I called Mei Zou.”

Lei: “You can call me Lei.”

Mistress: “I am called Kristy.”

She extends her hand out to shake with Mei Zuo.

Kristy: “Mei Zuo, nice to meet you.”

Mei Zuo (shaking her hand): “Nice to meet you.”

Kristy turns to Lei.

Kristy: “Lei, nice to meet you.”

Lei (shakes her hand): “Nice to meet you.”

On the front stage, Xi Men's uncle is on stage starting off the ceremony.

Uncle (speaking into a microphone): “To all the distinguished attendees, first, I am representing Xi Men Corporation to give a heartfelt thank you for everybody’s support. Xi Men Corporation’s newest quarter revenue, in a short 3 weeks, has made a new record of $100 billion sales. Xi Men manager, the one that was leading this whole marketing plan, really is like his father.”

Everybody claps their hands and Mei Zuo gives Xi Men a small punch on his arm.

Uncle: “Since this is a banquet for a celebration, then we must have to listen to the person who has worked so hard/put so much effort to make this happen. However, a talented person, must have a good pusher behind him. First, let us invite Xi Men President, to speak a few words to us.”

Everyone claps in the room and Xi Men's father walks up on the stage. The uncle hands the microphone to Xi Men’s dad.

Xi Men's father: “Really thank everyone for coming today. (pause) Being in the business market for a few decades, I have never been happier than today.”

Xi Men stands there looking at his dad with no _expression on his face.

Xi Men's dad: “The feelings I have now, I believe that people here today who are already a parent would be able to understand. (pause) And to those guests who are not yet married, in the future, there will be a day when you will understand, that being a dad, putting all the support and hope into his son in hopes of one day that the support and hope will come to blossom. That kind of feeling has no words to explain. Being the father that I am, my heart is feeling an immeasurable amount of excitement and pride.”

Everybody claps again.

Xi Men's dad: “And now, I will stop talking. Let us now pass the spotlight to today’s main character.”

He holds out his hand to Xi Men and Lei and Mei Zuo pushes Xi Men on stage, while everybody starts clapping. Xi Men walks up to the stage and stands next to his father. His dad hands him the microphone.

Xi Men: “Thanks. (looks around the crowd) Making $100 billion sales in 3 weeks time is not only my effort, but all the people in company’s hard work and efforts. (turns over to his assistant) I have to thank Xu Assistant, always working over time with me. Thank uncle for his recognition in me. Thank the whole marketing department for being nervous and scared over my marketing plan. (pause) Then I have to thank my mother.”

Kristy, the mistress, looks a little uneasy at Xi Men’s words.

Xi Men: “My mother is always quietly waiting. (pause) Waiting for a husband that never comes home (The people in the crowd starts looking around at each other.) Waiting for a son that leaves home early and comes home late. My mom’s waiting is the power that have always supported me. (pause) Of course, I also have to thank my father, Mr. Xi Men President. If it wasn’t because he overthrew my plan in the first place, then that wouldn’t have set off my potential. (turns to his dad) Thanks, dad.”

Xi Men’s dad gives a forced smile, while everybody starts clapping. Uncle comes on stage and Xi Men hands the microphone over to him.

Uncle: “Everyone, let us give a toast for Xi Men President and Xi Men Manager’s hard work.”

A waiter comes on stage with two glasses of champagne for Xi Men and his dad. People lift up their glasses and cheers. Xi Men and his dad both finishes off their glasses and everybody claps again. Xi Men then puts the glass back on the waiter’s plate and quickly walks off stage. He walks over in big strides to where Mei Zuo and Lei is standing with everybody looking at him.

Mei Zuo: “Are you ok?”

Xi Men: “I am fine. I am going to the bathroom.”

Xi Men quickly walks past them and Kristy in the process. Kristy looks a little uncomfortable and uneasy.

In the bathroom, Xi Men is standing by the sink trying to throw up. As he is washing his face, his father opens the door and comes in. Xi Men stands up and sees his dad in the reflection of the mirror. His dad walks over to the sink to wash his hands and Xi Men picks up a towel to wipe off the water on his face. After his father finishes washing his hands, he holds out his hand waiting for Xi Men to hand him the towel. Xi Men stares at his dad’s hand and then puts the towel on the table instead.

Xi Men's dad: “You have to mind your attitude towards your father.”

Xi Men looks into the mirror in front of him and replies to his father who is standing next to him.

Xi Men: “I have always thought that "attitude" is just something to show others. When there are no audience, I don't have any mood to act out any play.”

Xi Men's dad: “I am your father. Respect is a must. Why is there a need to act out any play?”

Xi Men: “Actions speak better than words, haven't you heard of that? If you want me to respect you, then please start by respecting my mom first. That way, I can learn more quickly.”

Xi Men's dad: “The things that are between me and your mother, how much do you know?”

Xi Men: “I don't know anything, but I can see it.”

Xi Men’s dad (getting loud, throws down the towel he was wiping his hands with): “What do you see? Your mother and I...”

At this moment, Xi Men’s assistant opens the door and bursts in.

Assistant: “Manager.”

Xi Men walks out of the washroom and his assistant starts to follow but Xi Men's dad calls out to him.

Xi Men's dad: “Assistant Xu.”

Assistant: “Yes, President.”

Xi Men's dad: “What is it?”

Assistant: “Reporting to President. The representative for Dao Ming Corporation is here.”

Xi Men's dad walks out of the bathroom and the assistant follows with his head down.

Outside in the party, Xi Men walks over to Mei Zuo and Lei who is standing with Dao Ming Si.

Dao Ming Si: “Congratulations.”

Xi Men: “What's the use for just saying congratulations. (giving Dao Ming Si a punch on the shoulder) Lets have a drink later.”

Dao Ming Si: “Drink then drink. Who’s afraid of who?”

Xi Men smiles and looks around for someone, while Lei wanders over to the food table.

Xi Men: “Where's Ye Sha?”

Mei Zuo: “Eh, that’s right.”

Dao Ming Si: “Er... She is not feeling too well.”

Mei Zuo: “Not feeling well again?”

Lei turns back to F3.

Lei: “Hey, that’s enough. Let’s get something to eat.”

Mei Zuo: “Let’s go.”

Xi Men: “Eh, I hid something good outside.”

F4 starts walking toward the door. Xi Men stops in front of his father, while F3 walks past him. Xi Men and his dad stood there looking at each other for a few seconds before Xi Men’s dad walks away. Xi Men turns around and looks at his father’s back. Uncle brings a phone up to where Xi Men's dad is standing with his mistress.

Uncle (holding out the phone): “President. It’s a call from Dao Ming President.”

Xi Men's dad (takes the phone): “Dao Ming President. Long time no see. (pause) No problem. Ah Si being the representative is fine. I know you are very busy. (pause, laughs) You are over praising.”

Xi Men is still standing there looking at his father when Mei Zuo calls out to him.

Mei Zuo (walking over to Xi Men): “Xi Men. What are you doing standing here? Let’s go.”

Xi Men (looks back at his father one last time): “Ok.”

Xi Men and Mei Zuo then walks away with their arms around each others shoulder. A little while later, Xi Men walks back into the room again and looks at his father talking to Kristy. Xi Men stares at them with an unhappy _expression on his face before picking up 2 bottles of red wine and then leaving.

Meanwhile back in the office, San Cai is sitting at her desk and still working. Suddenly, she hears someone calling out her name, so she looks up from her work. She gets up from her desk and walks to where the sounds are coming from.

Outside on the stairs, Xi Men is walking up with F3 behind him. Xi Men is drunk and is holding a bottle of wine in his left hand while holding a wine glass in his right hand. Mei Zuo, who is also drunk, follows behind him with a sober Lei and Dao Ming Si behind. As Xi Men and Mei Zuo is walking up the stairs, they kept on calling out San Cai’s name and laughing.

Xi Men (leaning against the railing as he is dragging himself up the stairs, shouts loudly): “SAN CAI!”

Mei Zuo is also leaning against the railing to drag himself up the stairs, holding a wine bottle in one hand and a wine glass in the other.

Mei Zuo (coming up behind Xi Men, who has stopped walking and leaning against the railing): “Shhhh... quietly. Everyone is asleep.”

Xi Men (holding a finger up to his lips): “Shhhhh.”

There was silence for a few seconds as F4 stands still at the stairs before Xi Men bursts out loudly in laughter.

Xi Men: “Hahahaha... San Cai!!!”

Mei Zuo (also yells loudly): “San Cai!!!”

Xi Men (laughing and continuing up the stairs): “Hahaha… the hardworking virgin!!!”

Mei Zuo: “Yooooohooooo!!!”

Xi Men: “San Cai!”

San Cai walks out, sees them and runs over to F4.

San Cai: “Why are you all here?”

Xi Men: “You didn't come to my celebration party, so I came over here to find you. Hahaha...”

San Cai: “Sorry, I am still working now.”

Xi Men (pointing to Dao Ming Si): “Eh, what kind of manager are you? Ill-treating an employee.”

Mei Zuo (holding out a glass of wine): “Come, stop talking about nonsense. Drink 3 glasses.”

Mei Zuo hands a glass to San Cai and San Cai takes a smell of the wine.

San Cai (looking at Mei Zuo): “The wine is very strong smelling.”

Xi Men: “Don’t try to back out of it. Have to drink 3 glasses, one after the other.”

Xi Men (turns to Mei Zuo, laughing, holds out his glass): “I want too. Hahaha…”

As San Cai is drinking the whole glass of wine, Mei Zuo is calling out “jiao you, jiao you.” Xi Men is still laughing like crazy and Dao Ming Si is looking at San Cai like he wants to stop her from drinking the whole glass.

San Cai finishes the drink with a frown on her face. Mei Zuo quickly fills up her glass again, while Dao Ming Si reaches out a hand to stop him from filling up the glass too fully.

San Cai (looking at the glass of wine and at Mei Zuo): “Wah. Really drink 3 glasses?”

Mei Zuo: “Of course!”

Then simultaneously, Lei and Dao Ming Si reach out their hands toward San Cai’s glass and says, "I’ll take this one!"

Xi Men stops laughing and looks at the 2 of them. San Cai stood there and looked at them too, not sure what to do or say. Both Lei and Dao Ming Si's hands are stretched out and just inches away from the glass that San Cai is holding. Dao Ming Si looks over at Lei then looks back at San Cai. Both gave her a small smile. Xi Men then looks at San Cai. Nobody is moving or saying anything. Suddenly, Mei Zuo holds a hand over his mouth.

Mei Zuo: “Where is the bathroom?”

Dao Ming Si: “It's over there. Let me take you there.”

Lei holds onto one side of Mei Zuo while Dao Ming Si holds onto Mei Zuo’s other side.

Dao Ming Si: “This way… I’ll take you.”

Mei Zuo (with his eyes half closed and wobbling): “Ah Si, I love you man!”

Xi Men starts laughing crazily again while Lei and Dao Ming Si takes the drunken Mei Zuo to the bathroom.

While Lei and Dao Ming Si is with Mei Zuo in the bathroom, Xi Men and San Cai sits next to each other at the counter with Xi Men still laughing like crazy and San Cai smiling. Xi Men looks over at San Cai.

Xi Men: “It looks like you guys have a new beginning.”

San Cai: “Hope that it is a good beginning. (turns suddenly to Xi Men, holding up her wine glass) I still haven't congratulated you, Xi Men. I am really very happy for you.”

Xi Men picks up his glass and hits it against San Cai’s.

Xi Men (laughing): “Hehehe… Thank you.”

They both take a sip of their wine.

Xi Men: “But I don’t feel happy at all.”

San Cai: “What’s wrong?”

Xi Men: “Nothing the matter. I just feel that what is there to be happy about? Other people's applause, $100 billion sales, a good future – this all doesn’t seem real.”

San Cai (looks at Xi Men): “I understand.”

Xi Men: “You understand?”

San Cai: “Because in your heart, you don't have anything to rely on.”

Xi Men (smiles): “Don't talk to me about your theory of real love.”

Xi Men looks away and takes another sip of his drink.

San Cai: “In your life, there isn't even a girl who can even last for more than a week’s time. Because you know, one week plus another week, no matter how many weeks you add, it still doesn't equal to anything that can be relied on.”

Xi Men: “Hmm, that's because I am lazy.”

There was a few seconds of silence as San Cai’s looks at Xi Men.

San Cai: “Xiao You told me to send her regards to you.”

There was more silence, before Xi Men finally smiles.

Xi Men: “How is she?”

San Cai (smiling at Xi Men): “Why don't you ask her yourself?”

Xi Men: “You want to push your friend toward hell? (pause) Did you forget that I have my father's genes? Genes that would make women cry.”

San Cai looks at Xi Men smiling and Xi Men turns to smile at her before they have another sip of their drink.

That night as the driver was driving Xi Men home, Xi Men is sitting in the backseat of the car, holding onto his stomach with his hand and his face is grimacing with pain.

When Xi Men reaches home, a maid runs up to meet him at the door.

Maid: “Master, you're home?”

Xi Men takes off his shoes by the door and the maid goes over to help him.

Xi Men: “Thank you.”

Xi Men walks into the living room breathing a big sigh and still holding onto his stomach.

Xi Men (turns to the maid): “Where is Madam?”

Maid: “In the room. Master, you want to find Madam?”

Xi Men: “Nothing. (hands his jacket to her) Go rest now.”

The maid takes the jacket, bows and then walks away. Xi Men, holding his hand to his stomach again, slowly walks toward the study. As he gets near the room, he stops to take a deep breath and recover before walking up to the doorway of the study room. He stood at the doorway and watches his mom painting for a few seconds before knocking on the door.

Xi Men: “Ma.”

Mom: “You're back?”

Xi Men puts on a smile and then walks up to his mother.

Xi Men (talking to her back): “Why aren't you sleeping yet?”

Mom: “Waiting for you.”

She turns around to face Xi Men and smiles.

Mom: “Did you have fun?”

Xi Men (with a sad puppy look on his face): “You didn't go. Of course, I wasn't happy.”

Mom: “Didn't Ah Si and them go?”

Xi Men: “But still, you didn’t go.”

Mom: “Ok, ok, ok. Sorry.”

Xi Men smiles and looks at her.

Xi Men: “It’s so late, why are you still painting?”

Mom (putting her hand on his shoulder): “Is your stomach hungry? What would you like to eat?”

Xi Men (smiling): “How did you know that I haven't ate anything?”

Mom: “Who told me to be your mom?”

Xi Men: “Then I want to eat… ‘hong you chao shou’.”

Xi Men’s mom nods her head and they smile at each other.

In the dining room of Xi Men's house, Xi Men and his mother is sitting at a table. Xi Men is eating while his mother is getting a bowl of soup for him.

Xi Men (chewing and speaking with his mouth full): “Hmm, Xi Men Madam's ‘hong you chao shou’ – there is no other like it in this world.”

Mom smiles at his word. While Xi Men is chewing, he is feeling pain again, so he holds his left hand to his stomach. Xi Men’s mom notices his movement and is concerned.

Mom: “What's wrong?”

Xi Men: “These past few days, my stomach has not been feeling well.”

Mom (pushes the dish of food away): “This is too spicy, don't eat it. (pushes the bowl of soup toward him) You drink this chicken soup.”

Xi Men (pulling the dish back toward him): “No.”

Xi Men takes another mouthful while his mom just looks at him.

Xi Men (talking with his mouth full again): “I am so lucky. I will definitely have a good dream tonight.”

Mom: “Just afraid that your stomach hurts so much that you can't sleep.”

Xi Men (looks up suddenly and puts his chopsticks down): “Eh! So weird. After eating, Xi Men Madam’s ‘hong you chao shou’, my stomach doesn't hurt anymore. (nods his head and picks up his chopsticks again) What a miracle.”

Mom (crosses her arm and smiles): “Foolish.”

Xi Men puts down his chopsticks after putting more food in his mouth. He picks up the spoon and pulls the bowl of shop near him.

Xi Men: “It’s really very good, Ma.”

Mom: “Drink chicken soup.”

Next morning, at the Dao Ming mansion, Ye Sha is sleeping in her room and woke up to the sound of pounding from somewhere downstairs. She sits up on her bed and listens to the noise that she is hearing for a few minutes before getting up out of her bed. She slowly follows the sound of the pounding to a big empty room. Through the glass door, she can see lots of smiley coconut heads on a long table along with lots of painting materials. Ye Sha walks over to the door and slowly pulls it open. She looks at Dao Ming Si, who is inside working on making a very large canvas for painting. She slowly walks over to him and Dao Ming Si sees her standing there.

Ye Sha: “You didn't sleep all night.”

Dao Ming Si (continues working): “Anyway, I couldn't sleep. (he walks over to the table) Oh, do you want to see if the things I bought for you is right or not?”

Ye Sha looks at the paints on the table.

Dao Ming Si: “I bought you some ‘song jie oil’ and paint coloring and paintbrush and something to clean the paint brush with. Everything that the seller said to buy, I’ve bought.”

Ye Sha had started to walk over to the table slowly as Dao Ming Si was talking.

Dao Ming Si: “If there is still anything else that is missing, just let me know.”

Then Dao Ming Si heads toward the door wiping his sweat with his arm. Ye Sha picks up something from the table and turns around to call out to Dao Ming Si.

Ye Sha: “Ah Xing. (Dao Ming Si stops walking but didn’t turn around.) Thank you.”

Dao Ming Si (gives a small smile and talks with his back toward Ye Sha): “You don't have to thank me. I just want you to be truly happy, that’s all.”

Dao Ming Si leaves the room and Ye Sha stands there with a tear rolling down her face as she stares at Dao Ming Si’s back. Next scene, Ye Sha has changed out of her pajamas. She walks around toward the table and picks up a paintbrush and a tube of paint. With the paintbrush and paint in hand, she walks over to the big canvas and stares at it. Because it is so big, she needs to sit on a ladder in order to reach the top to paint. So, sitting atop the ladder, she squeezes some paint onto a piece of cardboard and then she dabs her paintbrush in the paint. As she brings her hand with the paintbrush up to the canvas, she stops and stares at it. She sat there for a long time because she discovers that her vision is starting to blur.

Meanwhile, Sha Ge is standing at the front entrance of the mansion arguing with Butler Lau while a bodyguard is standing nearby.

Butler: “May I ask who you are looking for?”

Sha Ge: “I am looking for Miss Ye Sha.”

Butler: “Then what may I ask are you looking for Miss Ye Sha for?”

Sha Ge: “Yo. It has only been a few years, have the law in Taiwan changed? I want to find a Miss Ye Sha and have to first report to you?”

Butler: “Oh, let me report to you. If it’s not convenient for you to explain why you are here, then we can only show you the way out.”

Sha Ge: “Hey, I feel that you should go inside and get this straighten out first. I am your Miss Ye Sha's honored guest.”

Butler: “Doesn't matter who you are. If you don’t explain your reason for coming here, then our Dao Ming family is not so casual that you can say come in then come in. (giving an order to the bodyguard) Escort him out.”

Butler Lau turns away while the bodyguard stretches out his arm toward the door for Sha Ge.

Sha Ge (pointing to Butler Lau): “Hey, hey, hey! You are speaking such arrogant words! (Butler Lau turns back to face Sha Ge.) But I can guarantee that you won’t be so arrogant for more than 3 more minutes. If you still don’t ask your Miss Ye Sha to come out, then I will just have to use my last move.”

Sha Ge drops his bag that he was holding in his left hand to the floor. He gets into a stance that looks like he was going to start a fight with the bodyguard and the butler, which made the Butler back away a bit. But instead of fighting, Sha Ge cups his mouth with both hands and started yelling at the top of his lungs.

Sha Ge: “YAAA SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! YAAAA SHAAAAAAAAAA!”

Ye Sha, sitting atop the ladder, hears her name being called out, so she quickly gets down from the ladder and runs out of the room.

Sha Ge: “YAAA SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! YAAAA SHAAAAAAAAAA!”

Sha Ge starts jumping up and down with each of his yelling.

Sha Ge: “YAAA SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! YAAAA SHAAAAAAAAAA!”

Butler Lau is pointing to Sha Ge all this time and not knowing what to do.

Sha Ge (seeing Ye Sha and points to her, smiling): “YA… YA SHA!”

Ye Sha stops her running and smiling widely, calls out: “Sha Ge!”

She runs over to him and gives him a big hug, both of them shouting like crazy. Butler Lau jumps back in surprise at the two of them.

Ye Sha (pulling back from the hug): “I knew you wouldn't leave me alone.”

Sha Ge (with his arm around Ye Sha’s waist, bends down to pick up his bag, looks up at Butler Lau): “She came. See!”

Ye Sha and Sha Ge walks out of the room laughing loudly while Butler Lau just stands there staring at the two nut heads with his mouth open. Then after they left, he looks around, stands up straight and goes back to work.

Ye Sha and Sha Ge is standing in a very large room, while Sha Ge is looking all around at the place.

Ye Sha: “This is the longest time that you have ever been mad at me. A whole 5 days.”

Sha Ge: “You don't even know how I have passed these few days. (pause) Couldn’t drink tea and couldn’t eat rice.”

Ye Sha: “Really? Then how come you didn’t get any skinnier?”

Sha Ge: “Because I ate noodles.”

They both burst out laughing.

Sha Ge: “This house is really very cool!”

Ye Sha: “It’s cold.”

Sha Ge: “Don't worry. As long as Sha Ge is at a place, then I won't let the place be cold. Ok?”

Ye Sha: “But in this cold palace, there is a really scary old witch.”

Sha Ge: “Old witch? Then what a coincidence. I am a master at fighting against old witches.”

Ye Sha (giggling): “See. I told you to come earlier.”

Sha Ge: “Who told you to do something that hurt me.”

Ye Sha: “I am engaged with Ah Sing, what's so sad about that?”

Sha Ge: “Then why did you arrange for San Cai to work in their company?”

Ye Sha looks away and doesn’t answer.

Sha Ge: “This is all a fraud. This is a deal made between you and that old witch. (Ye Sha slowly looks over at Sha Ge.) You want to be able to get Ah Sing and San Cai together. Then let them get back to their old times that would be good, right?”

Ye Sha (stares at Sha Ge): “How did you know everything?”

Sha Ge: “This is a totally stupid method. I used my big toe to think then understood. (pause) Ye Sha. San Cai is a good girl, that’s right. But in the end, whether she can be together with Ah Sing, then that depends on fate, and not because you made up a fraud and then it would be ok, do you understand?”

Ye Sha: “Yes, but Ah Sing’s mama is always preventing him and San Cai to get together. If I don't help San Cai to fight for a chance - what is San Cai going to do?”

Sha Ge (looks over at Ye Sha): “Then who will help you fight?”

Ye Sha turns away and takes a deep breath.

Sha Ge: “That's why I came.”

Ye Sha (with a sad face): “Sha Ge, I don't need a chance because I don't have anymore chances. (pause) My muscles are starting to shrink. My vision is starting to get blurry. (pause) I can almost see my own end.”

Sha Ge (sad): “So that's why I came to see if I can get Ah Sing and San Cai together sooner. Then we can go and travel around the world sooner.”

Ye Sha (smiles at him): “Sha Ge. (she turns to give him a hug) What would I do without you?”

Sha Ge: “Fool. I will always be here. (pause) Fool.”

Ye Sha (pulls back from the hug, smiling): “Let me show you my studio. This way.”

Ye Sha walks away and Sha Ge stood there staring at her back with a sad face for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and following her.

It’s lunchtime again and Dao Ming Si and San Cai is back at Subway for lunch. Dao Ming Si is sitting at a table while San Cai walks over with the tray of food. She puts the tray on the table and sits down across from Dao Ming Si. She puts a sandwich and a soda in front of him.

Dao Ming Si: “Thank you. How much is that?”

San Cai: “It's my treat, ok?”

Dao Ming Si (nods his head): “Thank you.”

Dao Ming Si unwraps his sandwich while San Cai smiles at him.

Dao Ming Si (looks up and sees her smiling at him): “What? (smiling) Is the old me different again?”

San Cai (unwrapping her sandwich, shakes her head): “It's not important anymore. The present you is a whole new you.”

Dao Ming Si smiles at her and then looks at his sandwich. San Cai picks up the mustard bottle and puts some mustard on her sub. Dao Ming Si waits until she’s done, then takes the bottle and puts some mustard on his sub too. San Cai sees him with the mustard bottle and smiles to herself before taking a bite of her sub. Dao Ming Si looks over at San Cai and also takes a bite of his sandwich.

Dao Ming Si (chewing): “If it is the old me coming across a situation like before, what would I do?”

San Cai (chewing): “You would put on this cool face and then scold me saying, ‘Why are you so annoying, woman? How could ‘ben shao ye’ [young master] let you pay?’”

Dao Ming Si (smiling): “Really?”

San Cai nods her head, smiling.

Dao Ming Si: “I have such bad temper and always like to yell at you, (bringing his soda with the straw up to his lips) why do you still like me?”

San Cai: “Because...”

San Cai doesn’t answer him, just gives a small smile and bending her head down, takes a bite of her sub.

San Cai (thinking to herself, while chewing): “Why do I like you? I have always ask myself in the past. But all along, I still can't think of an answer. Only liking you more and more each day.”

In the mansion’s kitchen Sha Ge and Ye Sha is making food. Sha Ge just took a hot dish out of the oven and brings it over to the table with Ye Sha following behind him. He takes the cover off the hot bowl while Ye Sha takes a smell at the aroma that is coming up from the dish.

Ye Sha: “Hmm, ‘san bei xiao juan.’ I miss this smell.”

Sha Ge (laughing): “Give it a taste first.”

Ye Sha picks up a pair of chopsticks. At this moment, Dao Ming Feng walks in with Dao Ming Si walking behind her.

Sha Ge: “Get this one, it tastes better.”

Dao Ming Feng (stopping in front of a maid): “What's that smell?”

Dao Ming Si sees Sha Ge and starts to quickly walk over to him.

Dao Ming Si (smiling a big smile): “Sha Ge!”

Sha Ge (seeing him): “Ah Sing!”

Ye Sha is sitting down at the table and eating. Sha Ge walks around her and gives Dao Ming Si a hug.

Dao Ming Si: “When I smell that smell, then I know that you are here.”

Sha Ge (pulling back, smiling): “Wa. You are looking more and more human, you!”

Dao Ming Feng also walks over to the table.

Dao Ming Si (pulling Sha Ge back in a hug, smiling): “You have a mental disorder?”

Sha Ge (being pulled into a tight hug): “Orh. Is there really such a need for a strong hug to welcome this honored guest?”

Dao Ming Si pulls back laughing.

Dao Ming Si (talking to his mom): “This is…”

Sha Ge (smiling at Dao Ming Feng): “Da jie tou. Haven't seen you for a few months. Still looking good.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Mr. Sha, you can call me Dao Ming Madam.”

Sha Ge (laughing): “Dao Ming Madam, (Dao Ming Si is taking off his suit jacket and smiling.) ‘da jie tou’. (Dao Ming Feng’s face is not too happy when he calls her that again.) This time I come back to Taiwan, I might have to stay here for a few days. (Dao Ming Si drapes his jacket over the back of the chair.) But… I didn’t bring any gifts back to give to you, so (points to his dish on the table) this is my specialty, ‘san bei xiao juan’, to express my good feelings. Come, come, come and eat.”

Dao Ming Si sits down at the table with a big “wow”. Sha Ge quickly runs over to the chair that is on Ye Sha’s right hand side – Dao Ming Si is sitting on the left hand side.

Dao Ming Si: “Looks good!”

Sha Ge: “Sit.”

Dao Ming Feng takes a step closer and swallows hard. She looks like she wants to throw up and quickly takes a step back from the table.

Dao Ming Feng: “Mr. Sha, there’s no need to be so courteous.”

Sha Ge walks back to stand between the sitting Ye Sha and Dao Ming Si.

Sha Ge: “Not courteous, not courteous. Just as long as you don’t be so courteous then how can I be so courteous?”

Ye Sha is trying to hide and control her laughter but a snicker sneak through.

Dao Ming Feng (looks away and giving an order to the maids): “Hurry up and tell some people to get rid of this disgusting smell in the house.”

Maid: “Yes Madam.”

Sha Ge: “Oh, from what I know, there are only two kinds of people in this whole world, that doesn’t like this food that has been cooked in garlic, old scallions and ginger.”

Dao Ming Si & Ye Sha are both chewing very happily. They seem to be really enjoying the food.

Sha Ge: “One kind of people is those who lack bravery, the other kind is those who lack love. But, ‘da jie tou’, (he looks at Dao Ming Feng up and down) looking at you, you don’t seem to be the type that is lacking in bravery, so… you must be lacking in love.”

Dao Ming Feng turns over to look at Sha Ge.

Dao Ming Feng: “Mr. Sha, being a guest in our Dao Ming family, from now on, you don't have to worry about things in the kitchen anymore.”

Sha Ge: “Orh. Then we have a problem. Contrary to what is expected, Princess Ye Sha, her Majesty, loves the food that I cook.”

Ye Sha (smiling): “Right!”

Dao Ming Si (also smiling): “Me too!”

Dao Ming Feng: “You…”

Dao Ming Feng doesn’t know what to say so she turns to the maid.

Dao Ming Feng: “Don't you people know anything? This kind of a servant’s job, how can you trouble a guest to do?”

Sha Ge: “Not at all, Not at all, Not at all. (sighs deeply) I remember Princess Ye Sha loves my steamed bat.”

Ye Sha (smiling, nods her head): “Mmm...”

Dao Ming Feng swallows hard again.

Sha Ge (continues with his list): “Fried green spiders, spicy earthworms.”

Dao Ming Feng keeps on swallowing hard and looks like she’s going to throw up soon. Dao Ming Si is keeping his head down and grinning like crazy.

Ye Sha (picking up some food with her chopsticks): “And grasshoppers, good for curing poisons!”

Ye Sha sticks the piece of food into her mouth, exaggerating her chewing and then licking her lips afterwards. Dao Ming Feng looks at Ye Sha, swallowing very hard before looking away.

Sha Ge (nudges Ye Sha on the arm with his hand and looks at Dao Ming Feng): “Madam, are you ok?”

Dao Ming Feng looks at them while Dao Ming Si keeps his head down again, trying to hide his grins.

Dao Ming Feng: “You guys continue with your things.”

Dao Ming Feng starts to walk away. Dao Ming Si finally picks up his head and watches Dao Ming Feng walk away. The minute she is gone from the room, Dao Ming Si looks back at Ye Sha and Sha Ge and the three of them bursts out laughing.

Sha Ge (to Dao Ming Si): “I think you mom’s lack of love is not a small amount! I think we should find a way and help Madam out!”

Ye Sha is laughing like crazy at Sha Ge’s remarks.

In Xi Men’s company, everybody has already left. Xi Men is sitting at his desk with his head down and he is breathing really deeply. He raises his head and with his left hand on his stomach, he tries to continue working. But he couldn’t concentrate, so he puts his pen down and closes up the file that he was working on. As he stands up, he sucks in his breath and holds onto his stomach. He seems to be in a lot of pain so he sits back down on his chair and leans back. At this moment, his assistant walks in and sees him.

Assistant: “Manager.”

Xi Men raises his hand and tries to wave him away, but he sits up and doubles over in pain. His assistant quickly walks over to stand behind Xi Men’s chair.

Assistant: “Manager, are you ok? Manager?”

In the hospital, Xi Men’s mom walks out of a room and sees Xi Men’s assistant.

Assistant: “Madam. Do you want to go upstairs and rest a bit?”

Mom: “There’s no need. You go do your stuff.”

The assistant bows, then looks up and sees Xi Men’s dad.

Assistant: “Madam. The President is here.”

The assistant quickly walks over to greet Xi Men’s dad.

Assistant: “President.”

Dad is walking in, in a rush and buttoning his suit jacket in the process.

Xi Men’s dad: “What is the condition now?”

Assistant: “The doctor diagnosed that it is a hole in the stomach. He is now in the operation room.”

Xi Men’s dad gives a big sigh of relief and looks over to Xi Men’s mom. She looks at him for a few seconds before turning around and going up the escalators. Xi Men’s dad just stares after her.

Assistant: “President, Madam…”

Xi Men’s dad nods his head and the assistant walks away.

In the hallway of the hospital, Xi Men’s mom is standing all by herself, when Xi Men’s dad walks up from behind to stand next to her. They stood there for a long while before Xi Men’s dad starts talking.

Dad: “How are things at home?”

Mom: “Fine.”

There is a long silence before Xi Men’s dad started talking again.

Dad: “Son… he doesn't understand me at all. (pause) He is my son too. (pause) He is my only hope.”

Mom (takes a deep breath): “Then what do you want me to do?”

Dad: “I don't have any request for you. (pause) Our son is grown up. I just hope there would be a chance to understand him a bit more.”

Xi Men’s mom doesn’t say anything, but just kept her head down. Xi Men’s dad looks at her for a few seconds before looking away.

In a patient’s room, Xi Men is lying on the bed asleep and his mother is standing by the window, looking out. Xi Men wakes up and breathes deeply.

Xi Men’s mom (turns from the window): “You’re awake.”

Xi Men: “Ma.”

He tries to get up and sucks his teeth in pain, while holding his hand over this stomach again.

Mom (quickly walks over): “Eh. Don't move. Lay down.”

She fusses over him a bit before sitting down on a couch by the side of the bed.

Xi Men: “Ma, sorry. I made you worry.”

Mom: “You don’t take good care of your own health. When Ma got the phone call, my heart was jumping up to here.”

She brought her hand up to her throat.

Xi Men laughs and holds his stomach in pain.

Mom: “Your dad was just here.”

Xi Men's smile fades and he looks away.

Mom: “I saw him worrying about you on one hand and having to still wear his suit and stay calm on the other hand. I, then, suddenly realize that no matter how much a person experiences and overcomes, being a father is still being a father.”

Xi Men: “I don't need him to worry. I only need Ma.”

Mom: “Xi Men, there are problems between your father and I. But the problem isn't like what you see on the outside.”

Xi Men: “Ma, I am not a kid anymore. You guys’ problem, I understand. What, ‘feelings are not who is wrong to whom?’ What, ‘man is hard not to join in the fun on the occasion?’ You are my mom. Other women I don't care about. I don't want my ma to suffer because of a man.”

Mom: “Xi Men, there are many things that you don't know. Actually, all these year... your father is the one that has been suffering because of me.”

Summary of MG2 Episode 21:

In the office of Dao Ming Corporation, San Cai is working at her desk when her colleague walks over to San Cai's desk and puts a stack of tapes on San Cai’s desk.

Colleague: “Our Manager asked you to deliver this to another department.”

San Cai (looks at the stack): “Oh, thank you.”

The girl walks away and San Cai continues working at her computer, when her cell phone rings.

San Cai: “Hello? (pause) Xi Men's in the hospital? Oh, ok. Ok. I understand. Ok, thanks.”

San Cai hangs up the phone and quickly runs out to the hallway. As she was running out, she meets Dao Ming Si who was talking on the cell phone and quickly running down the winding stairs.

Dao Ming Si (on phone): “Ok, bye.”

San Cai (runs up to Dao Ming Si): “Dao Ming Si. Xi Men…”

Dao Ming Si: “Xi Men’s in the hospital.”

Then they both ran out of the building in a rush.

Meanwhile, Ye Sha just walks into Dao Ming Si’s office. She walks over to his desk and takes out a piece of paper and puts it on his desk. As she was putting a smaller piece of paper on Dao Ming Si’s desk, she sees a picture of San Cai and F4 that was taken the other day when F4 went to find San Cai at work with the red wine.

Ye Sha (looking at the picture and thinking to herself): “The five of them are back to the way they use to be in the past. Very good.”

She smiles as she continues looking at the picture.

In Xi Men's hospital room, Mei Zuo and Lei is in the room with Xi Men. Mei Zuo walks over to the bed with a stack of things in his hands while Lei is standing by the window and looking out.

Mei Zuo: “Come, I brought you some video games, CD and VCD.”

As Mei Zuo was naming the things that he bought he was putting in on the bed besides Xi Men, but in the end he threw something at him as he finishes.

Xi Men (blocking the things that were being thrown at him): “Hey, I just had an operation and you’re throwing stuff at me.”

Mei Zuo (laughing, walks to the other side of the bed where the sofa is): “Ok. Also, DVD.”

Mei Zuo picks up the player and walks over and places it next to the TV.

Mei Zuo: “You can watch whatever you want. (walks back over to the bed) I’ll help you plug it in later. How is it? (He picks up a Pepsi from the table beside the bed.) Is there anything else that’s missing?”

Xi Men: “I am getting out of the hospital soon.”

Mei Zuo: “The way you are now, what’s the harm of staying for another few days? (He takes a sip before putting the soda down on the table again.) Lei and I can come here everyday to see you.”

Mei Zuo turns toward Lei and nudges him.

Mei Zuo: “Right, Lei?”

Mei Zuo walks over to the fridge and puts some cans of Pepsi into it.

Lei (turning to face the bed): “It’s no problem, but I have one request.”

Lei starts to walk over to the bed where Xi Men is laying.

Xi Men: “What request?”

Lei (sits down on the sofa next to the bed): “Just that you have to let me lay on your bed.”

Xi Men and Mei Zuo both looks at Lei and laughs.

Mei Zuo: “Anyway, Xi Men's bed is so big, you both can lay in it.”

Just then, San Cai, holding a bouquet of flowers, and Dao Ming Si, holding a red bag, comes into the room.

San Cai: “Hi, Mei Zuo.”

Xi Men: “San Cai.”

San Cai (walking over to Xi Men’s bedside): “Xi Men, why didn't you tell us earlier that you are in the hospital?”

Dao Ming Si (standing beside San Cai): “Are you ok?”

Xi Men (reaches out his hand to Dao Ming Si): “Seeing you guys, I am fine now. (Dao Ming Si shakes Xi Men’s hand, while San Cai puts the flowers down on the table beside the bed.) Sit, sit, sit.”

Dao Ming Si reaches past San Cai to put the bag that he was holding on the table next to the flowers too. Then they both sat down on the sofa that’s next to the bed.

San Cai: “Are you ok?”

Xi Men: “Why do you have such dark circles around your eyes?”

San Cai (touching her eyes): “Really?”

Xi Men (smiling): “Yes. If you don't believe me, then ask Ah Si to look at it for you.”

San Cai (looks at Dao Ming Si): “Is it bad?”

Dao Ming Si nods his head. Mei Zuo walks over and hands Dao Ming Si a can of Pepsi

Dao Ming Si (taking the soda): “Thanks.”

Mei Zuo walks behind the sofa and grabs a mirror from the table and hands it to San Cai.

Mei Zuo: “Take a look for yourself.”

San Cai (looking into the mirror and then looks up at Xi Men): “My God. It really does look very bad. (she puts the mirror back on the table) But at least there isn't a hole in my stomach.”

Mei Zuo (walks around to sit on the other sofa next to Lei): “Xi Men, she is teasing you.”

Xi Men (looking over at San Cai): “That’s San Cai. The more you push her, the braver she gets. I think the Dowager Empress must have let out all your weed spirit.”

Dao Ming Si (looking around): “Who is Dowager Empress?”

Mei Zuo: “Dowager Empress is your mother, Dao Ming President.”

Dao Ming Si (smiling): “Eh, that name really suits her.”

Everybody laughs and smiles. At this moment, Mei Zuo's cell phone rings. He takes his cell phone out of his pocket, checks the caller ID and lets out a big sigh before answering the call.

Mei Zuo: “Hello?”

There was a long pause, while Mei Zuo stands up, looking annoyed and turns with his back facing F3 and San Cai.

Mei Zuo: “Can I not go? (long pause) Ok, ok, ok, ok. Bye bye.”

Mei Zuo hangs up the phone and sits back down on the sofa.

Xi Men: “What is it?”

Mei Zuo: “My mom...”

Everyone in the room is looking at him and waiting for his answer.

Mei Zuo (seeing all the stares): “Nothing.”

Lei: “Your face is so ugly and you still say nothing?”

San Cai: “Yah. I see your whole face looks so troubled. It can’t be match-making.”

Mei Zuo doesn't say anything and just looks a little embarrassed.

Xi Men gives a little snicker on the bed.

San Cai (laughing): “I really guessed right?”

Xi Men (laughing): “It can’t be, Mei Zuo.”

Mei Zuo (embarrassed): “You guys are still laughing at me? I am feeling so depressed already, ok?”

Xi Men (laughing and holding onto this stomach at the same time): “Go, go. Go and see what an ideal daughter in law looks like to your mom.”

Mei Zuo: “How else can she look like? (big sigh) Probably a big butt who can have lots of kids. (Xi Men is laughing in the background again.) And a plain looking face.”

Xi Men couldn’t stop laughing and even Lei is grinning widely too.

San Cai (looking at Xi Men): “Stop laughing already.”

Xi Men (holding onto his stomach, groaning and laughing): “It hurts.”

Mei Zuo grabs a CD on the bed and tosses it at Xi Men.

Xi Men (calls out loudly): “Ow!”

Mei Zuo laughs loudly.

Xi Men (pointing to Mei Zuo): “You better not have an operation one of these days. Let me tell you.”

In a high class restaurant, a man is playing a piano while a girl with long hair and wearing a black dress is playing a cello. Mei Zuo walks in and slowly comes down the stairs, dragging his feet in the process. When he gets to the second landing, he stood there and stared down at the girl that is playing the cello for a few seconds before slowly walking away. Mei Zuo walks over to the table where his mother is sitting and notices that the girl playing the cello is the same girl that he questioned about at Xi Men’s celebration banquet the other night, Ying Xiao Qiao. The girl finishes the piece and she stands up to take a bow while the people are clapping for her. Mei Zuo walks over to his mom and sits down next to her.

Xiao Qiao’s mom: “Haven't seen you for a few years and you have already grown into a young man.”

Mei Zuo's mom (smiling): “This is Auntie Ying.”

Mei Zuo (smiles): “Auntie, nice to meet you.”

Xiao Qiao’s mom (smiling): “Nice to meet you, nice to meet you.”

Mei Zuo's mom (leaning over to speak to Mei Zuo): “Xiao Qiao just came back from America with a Master’s degree in music. She is great with cello.”

Mei Zuo: “I just saw it before.”

Xiao Qiao: “Thank you, everyone. Now, is there any piece of music that you guests would want to hear? I will play it for everyone to hear.”

Xiao Qiao's mom: “Mei Zuo, what do you want to hear? I can tell Xiao Qiao to play it for you to hear.”

Mei Zuo: “Um… The world famous music - Doraemon.”

Xiao Qiao: “Sorry, I don't know that music.”

Mei Zuo: “Don't know? Such a famous piece of music.”

Xiao Qiao looks away from Mei Zuo’s gaze, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

Mei Zuo: “Forget it. It doesn’t matter.”

Mei Zuo's mom: “Then play a music that you like.”

Xiao Qiao smiles and nods her head. Everybody starts clapping again and Xiao Qiao starts to play.

Mei Zuo's mom (leans over and whispers to Mei Zuo): “Not bad, right?”

Mei Zuo doesn’t answer, smiles and looks at Xiao Qiao playing the cello.

After dinner, Mei Zuo and his mother is walking up the stairs in the restaurant.

Mei Zuo's mother: “What’s wrong with being well matched in social status?”

Mei Zuo (sighs, walking behind his mom): “What is so good about being well matched in social status?”

Mei Zuo's mom (walking up the stairs): “Besides being well matched in social status, what else is not good? Education, family background, and she is pretty and elegant. I say everything is good.”

Mei Zuo: “The more you force me, the more I don't think it’s good.”

Mei Zuo's mom (stops walking and turns around to face Mei Zuo): “I’m telling you. I am not forcing you. I am just telling you to make a new friend and see how it goes. Anyway, you change girlfriends one right after the other. Just see it as making a new friend. If it goes well, then of course, that’s good. If it doesn’t go well, then Ma still have a whole list on names in my hands waiting for you to pick.”

Mei Zuo looks like he wants to open his mouth and say something but doesn’t.

Mei Zuo’s mom: “Well? Do you want to try to date her or do you want Ma to change another one for you?”

Mei Zuo (sighs): “Fine. Date, date, date. When I have time, then I’ll ask her out. Ok?”

Mei Zuo's mom (smiling): “Ok. Ma has already arranged it for you. Tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. go to Xiao Qiao’s home to pick her up.”

Mei Zuo’s mom turns and starts walking away.

Mei Zuo: “How can you be like that? I am not going!”

Mei Zuo's mom (walking up the stairs with her back to Mei Zuo): “Fine, then I’ll help you arrange a date with Fu Guo Hotel’s daughter.”

Mei Zuo (whining voice): “Ma.”

Mei Zuo's mom (continuing walking): “Going or not?”

Mei Zuo (dragging his feet up the stairs): “Going.”

After visiting Xi Men at the hospital, Dao Ming Si walks back into his office sighing deeply. At this moment, his phone on his desk starts ringing. He quickly walks over to answer it.

Dao Ming Si: “Hello? I am Ah Xi... (pause, catching himself) I am Dao Ming Si. (pause) Ma, nothing. Xi Men is sick so I just went to see him. (pause) San Cai is his friend, so why can't she go? (pause) Fine. I know. Ok. Bye.”

Dao Ming Si hangs up the phone and picks up the piece of paper that Ye Sha left behind on his desk early that morning. He opens up the cover and sees a drawing of a van on the first page. On the second page is a drawing of the design of the interior of the van. As Dao Ming Si looks at the drawings, he slowly begins to smile. Then he quickly walks out of his office with the drawings in his hand. Dao Ming Si goes over to the department that San Cai works in. When San Cai's manager sees Dao Ming Si walking into their department, she quickly goes over to him

Manager: “Dao Ming Si Master, why are you here in person? If you needed anything, you could have just call and…”

Dao Ming Si (interrupts her): “I am looking for San Cai.”

Manager: “Oh… Ok. (looks over to where San Cai is sitting) San Cai.”

San Cai looks up from her desk.

Manager: “Come.”

San Cai gets up from her desk and runs over to where Dao Ming Si is standing.

San Cai (whispering to Dao Ming Si): “What’s the matter?”

Dao Ming Si started to say something but since the Manager is still standing there, he kept his mouth closed and just stared at the Manager. The Manager picks up the signal that Dao Ming Si is trying to give.

Manager: “You two do your thing.”

Then she quickly walks away to stand over by the desk of another employee.

Dao Ming Si (whispering): “Heard that your dad is a car salesperson.”

San Cai (whispering): “Right.”

Dao Ming Si: “Eh, can you do me a favor then?”

Dao Ming Si shows the pictures of the design to San Cai.

Dao Ming Si: “Can you help me order a car? And then I want it to be designed in the exact same manner as this design.”

San Cai (looking at the drawings): “It’s very cute.”

Dao Ming Si (proudly): “Ye Sha designed it.”

San Cai (looks in surprise at Dao Ming Si): “Ye Sha designed it?”

Dao Ming Si nods his head.

San Cai (looking down at the designs): “She’s so talented.”

Dao Ming Si: “Eh, it has to be. It has to be exactly like this car.”

San Cai: “I’ll try my best.”

Dao Ming Si: “That’s great! (he puts both his hands on San Cai’s shoulders) Thank you. I just knew that you would definitely help me.”

San Cai (smiling): “Your welcome.”

Dao Ming Si: “I’m leaving now. Bye.”

San Cai: “Bye, bye.”

Dao Ming Si leaves and San Cai continues to stand there looking at the drawings.

San Cai (thinking to herself, while looking at the drawings): “No wonder Dao Ming Si likes Ye Sha so much. (she looks up and stares at Dao Ming Si’s back) She’s beautiful, smart and talented. What can I use to compare with Ye Sha?”

As San Cai continues to stand there staring, her manager walks over to her.

Manager: “The person’s long gone and you’re still staring?”

San Cai (bows): “Sorry, manager.”

San Cai quickly runs back to her desk with the drawings in her hand. The manager shakes her head at San Cai and walks away.

In the hospital, Xi Men’s dad is sitting on the sofa next to Xi Men's bed, while Xi Men is sleeping. Xi Men slowly wakes up and sees his father sitting there. His dad was dozing on the sofa and his pen dropped on the floor which woke him up. He looked over to the bed and saw that Xi Men was awake.

Dad (taking off his glasses): “Did I wake u?”

He puts the file that he was reading on the seat beside him and reaches toward the floor to pick up the pen that fell. After picking up the pen, he walks over to stand next to Xi Men’s bed.

Dad: “Well, are you hungry? You want me to warm some milk for you to drink?”

Xi Men: “Why don't you go back and rest?”

Dad: “It doesn't matter. I’m not tired.”

There is a few seconds of silence before Xi Men’s dad talks again.

Dad: “So, you can't sleep?”

Xi Men: “I slept too much in the daytime.”

Xi Men’s dad sees a book on the table next to Xi Men’s bed and picks it up.

Dad: “This book is quite a good read.”

Xi Men: “I have only just started reading it.”

Xi Men’s dad sits back down on the sofa with the book and then puts on his glasses.

Dad (reading from the book): “Maybe I am getting too old and getting more and more mature. All that I have to say have been said. Other people’s eagerness in listening to me speak has faded. Maybe I’m just tired of all the hundreds of questions and prying that this unnecessary era/time has for my story. Living a life like that of a middle school student taking a biology class fiddling and poking a drugged frog – observing the origin of life. (pause) And in the end, killing the poor thing.”

Dad is silent after reading that last sentence. He took off his glasses and gave a big sigh.

Dad: “It has been 25 years and I don’t think I have ever read a book to you before.”

Xi Men: “And we never talk together either - because you never come home.”

Dad: “It is not that I don't come home, it is just that I can't come home.”

Xi Men: “Because of mom…”

Dad: “For my whole life, I have only loved one woman but she has never loved me for even one minute. From the… from the first time that I saw your mother, I told myself, ‘That it doesn’t matter what it takes - I have to have her.’ Her fiancé was your grandpa's employee. (pause) To separate them was an easy thing to do. I thought, in my heart, that to win one woman's heart can be really easy. But I was wrong. Running a business in the market for decades, devising strategies at the headquarters, defeating many enemies, overcoming many difficulties but I was never able to overcome this one barrier. (pause) And I have no way of defeating this person. Because he is constantly in your mom’s heart. (pause, shaking his head) Can't catch. Can’t touch. (pause) In the end, I finally understand I will never have a chance to defeat this person.”

There was silence for a few seconds before Xi Men speaks up.

Xi Men: “Pa, can you finish reading that story?”

His father smiles and puts on his reading glasses again, while Xi Men wipes away the tear at the corner of his eyes.

Dad (continuing to read): “Doesn’t matter what the reason is. In any case, I’ve discovered that with each passing Christmas, the number of people that are narrating the Christmas treasure box story is becoming less and less.”

Xi Men lies on his bed with a satisfied smile on his face as he listens to his father read the book.

At the Dao Ming mansion, Dao Ming Si is in his room, sitting on his bed, talking on his cell phone.

Dao Ming Si: “Xi Men also said to me that San Cai’s weed spirit is forced out by the Dowager Empress. Do you know who the Dowager Empress is? (pause) The Dowager Empress is my mom! (laughs) Isn’t that funny?”

Ye Sha is sitting on her bed in her room on the cell phone.

Ye Sha (gives a fake laugh): “Very funny.”

Dao Ming Si: “Oh, that’s right and your design picture, I have handed that over to San Cai. She said she will help. And she was constantly praising, saying that you are very talented. Then I said well, of course. My Ye Sha is the best. (pause) Ye Sha, you have to draw more. If you work very hard and try very hard, then I will definitely help you open up a gallery.”

Ye Sha is sitting on the bed, listening to Dao Ming Si talk with no expression on her face.

Dao Ming Si: “Did you hear me?”

Ye Sha slowly takes the cell phone away from her ear and stares at it.

Dao Ming Si: “Ye Sha? (no answer) Ye Sha?”

Ye Sha puts the phone on the bed and slowly lies down on the bed and lifts her hands high up and stares at them above her.

Dao Ming Si: “Ye Sha?”

He takes the phone away from his ear, looks at it and gives a big sigh.

Dao Ming Si: “She must have fallen asleep. (talking loudly at the phone) You lazy pig!”

Ye Sha is still lying on her bed with her hands held up above her. She is turning her hands from side to side and staring at it. Then she puts her hand over her face and turns to her side on the bed. When she takes her hands away, she had a very sad look on her face and her eyes were a little watery. Then she gets up from her bed and goes to her painting room. She walks into the room and stands in front of the big canvas and stares at it. After awhile, with a paint brush in her hand, she walks over to the canvas and as she tries to bring her hand up to the canvas to draw, her hand suddenly started shaking. She drops to her knees on the floor and losing control of her hand, she drops the paintbrush. As she holds onto her right hand with her left hand, kneeling there on the floor, she starts to cry.

Next day, Mei Zuo is leaning against the hood of his car outside of Xiao Qiao’s home waiting for her. When she comes out, she gives a small bow toward Mei Zuo. Mei Zuo stands up from where he was leaning, letting out a big sigh and then walks over to Xiao Qiao. He doesn’t say anything but gives her a small smile before opening the car door for her. Xiao Qiao smiles and bows lightly before getting into the car.

Mei Zuo (closing the door and says sarcastically to no one in particular): “This is going to be fun.”

He walks over to his side of the car and gets in. Mei Zuo starts driving and then later, stops in front of a mall. He turns the engine off and lets out a big sigh.

Mei Zuo (staring straight ahead): “Pick you up at 8 p.m. Get out of the car.”

Xiao Qiao looks at him and doesn't say anything.

Mei Zuo: “Maybe 8 p.m. is a little too early. A rich girl like you would really know how to shop. Then, I’ll come at 10 p.m. (looks over at Xiao Qiao) See you at 10. Get out of the car now.”

Xiao Qiao stares at Mei Zuo for a few seconds, before giving a small smile.

Xiao Qiao (looks over at Mei Zuo): “May I ask why?”

Mei Zuo doesn’t answer and just lets out a big sigh again. Xiao Qiao just smiles and then opens the car door and gets out. The minute that she got out of the car, Mei Zuo drives away, leaving Xiao Qiao standing there staring at the car. As Xiao Qiao turns around with her head down, Mei Zuo’s voice is narrating.

Mei Zuo: “This date is organized by my mom and your mom. I think we both have the power to make our own independent decisions. (Xiao Qiao starts walking toward the entrance of the mall.) There’s no need for us to follow this silly arrangement. Have fun shopping. See you at 10.”

Later that night, Mei Zuo is sitting in the car in front of the mall waiting for Xiao Qiao. He starts to get impatient and looks at his watch. The time is close to 10:40 p.m. He sat there for a couple more seconds, getting more impatient and looking at his watch 2 more times.

Mei Zuo: “Showing some personality, huh?”

Mei Zuo gives a small smile before putting on his seat belt. As he started to drive away, he stops and remembers the words his mom said to him.

Mom: “Anyway, you change girlfriends one right after the other. Just see it as making a new friend. If it goes well, then of course, that’s good. If it doesn’t go well, then Ma still have a whole list in my hands waiting for you to pick. Well? Do you want to try to date her or do you want Ma to change another one for you?”

Mei Zuo sat there thinking for a few more seconds before driving off.

San Cai is still working in the office and her parents are at home waiting for her to come home.

Mom (standing with a pot in her hands and looking up at the sky outside): “The sky is so dark. The wind is blowing so hard. San Cai is at work. Why is she still not back yet?”

Mom starts to walk over to the table with the pot. Dad is sitting at the table and eating.

Mom sees Dad eating and runs over, shouting out loudly.

Mom (shouts): “Papa!!!”

Dad drops his chopsticks in surprise at mom’s shouting.

Mom: “What are you doing?”

She puts the pot on the table.

Dad (with his mouth full): “I’m not eating. I’m not eating.”

Mom sits down on dad’s right hand side and then uncovers the lid to the pot that she put down on the table before.

Mom: “Here.”

Dad (sticking his head over): “Wow. This is great.”

Mom: “Just look at it for now.”

Mom / Dad together: “Plain egg porridge!”

They both laughed. Mom reaches over for a big spoon and begins to spoon the porridge out into a small bowl.

Dad: “But mama. I suddenly have this ominous premonition.”

Mom: “What?”

Dad: “I feel that sooner or later, our family would be killed by Dao Ming Feng this woman.”

Mom: “Right. This woman from beginning to end, didn’t have any good intentions. Every night, making our daughter work overtime, and her salary is only this little.”

Dad: “Right. (shakes his head) No. Money is not the most important problem. The important thing is that every night, San Cai comes back so late. This is basically deliberately trying to starve me to death! So I will absolutely not let that woman’s cunning scheme be succeeded.”

Dad picks up his chopsticks and reaches over for the food. Mom quickly holds onto his arm.

Mom (taking his chopsticks from his hand): “You can’t eat!”

Dad (exasperated): “Aiyo!”

Mom gets up from the table.

Dad (sulking): “Fine, fine, fine. I won’t eat.”

As mom walks back to the kitchen, San Cai walks through the door.

San Cai: “Ma, I’m back.”

Mom: “San Cai, you’re home?”

San Cai: “Smells good!”

Mom: “Hurry up and go eat and re-nourish, huh? That way you would have the strength to fight against that evil woman.”

San Cai: “Who’s the evil woman?”

Mom: “Who else is there? Of course, it’s that Dao Ming Feng.”

San Cai (laughing): “Ok.”

San Cai walks over to the table, where dad is staring at all the food in front of him looking like he was going to gobble it down any minute.

San Cai: “Pa, what are staring at it so hard for? Hurry up and eat.”

Dad (gets up out of his seat): “Right! You should have said it early! I have waited so long for those words! Why are you so late? Sit, sit, sit.”

He pulls San Cai to sit down on the chair.

Dad: “Eat, eat. Come.”

San Cai: “Let me put my bag down first.”

Dad (sitting down): “Ok, ok. Then hurry up.”

Dad picks up a bowl of porridge and rapidly starts to spoon it into his mouth. Mom walks back in with another dish in her hands and sees dad.

Mom: “Hey, hey, hey. Eat slowly.”

Dad (mouth full, reaches over with his chopsticks for the dish that mom just put down on the table): “Still more food?”

San Cai (picking up a bowl of porridge): “Ma, this is for you.”

Her parents are eating while San Cai spoons porridge from the pot into her own bowl.

San Cai: “Feels very lucky to have dinner with the whole family around.”

Mom and dad both agrees.

San Cai: “Pa, is everything set for delivering the car tomorrow?”

Dad (nods his head): “Eh, mama, your plain egg porridge is so good!”

Mom smiles at dad.

Dad: “Really has good standards. Will not get sick of eating it over and over again.”

Mom: “If it’s not because your performance for this month is good, we would not even have any white rice to eat.”

Dad looks up from his eating. Mom laughs and gets up from her seat. She walks over to get a box of tissue.

Mom: “San Cai, from now on, you have to introduce more gold owners, eh, no, no… these good friends to your dad. (she sits back down in her seat) It doesn’t matter who it is. As long as your dad sells cars, that way we will have a good performance. (she takes a tissue and puts it next to dad) Like last time, this Hua Ze Lei Master, he’s really our family’s savior.”

Mom hands San Cai a tissue and San Cai takes it. Then she points to the tissue near dad and makes a “wiping mouth” motion with her hands. Dad gets the point and picks up the tissue.

Dad: “Is there rice on my face?”

He wipes his mouth with the tissue.

Mom: “San Cai, who is the person that help us order a car this time? It must be Qing He Master, huh?”

San Cai: “No.”

Mom: “Then it makes be some noble friend that you just met.”

San Cai: “Actually it is Dao Ming Si.”

Mom and dad both choked on their food at San Cai’s words.

Mom (speaking carefully): “Eh, he… he regained his memory already?”

Dad: “That’s so good. Then you and Dao Ming Si’s relationship is like this plain egg porridge. Thickly dense. So thick that it can’t be dissolved. You’re thick and I’m thick.”

He starts to laugh crazily.

San Cai: “Pa. Don’t be making up your own play over there. Dao Ming Si didn’t regain his memory. He ordered the car for Ye Sha.”

Mom and dad both is quiet and stopped eating.

Mom (with disgust in her tone): “Ye Sha. Are you saying that weird princess?”

Mom pause and looks over San Cai who has stopped eating.

Mom: “San Cai.”

San Cai: “Dao Ming Si and I are not like what you guys are thinking about. All I can say is that our relationship now is friends. It can be that you guys can’t imagine how that can be. But now, that is the best suited for me and Dao Ming Si’s relationship. At least now, he won’t reject the concern that I have for him. This is the most important thing to me. It’s really very, very important.”

Mom and dad doesn’t say anything, but just continues to eat slowly and looks at San Cai.

San Cai: “Why are you both looking at me this way?”

At this moment, San Cai’s cell phone starts ringing. She puts her bowl and chopsticks down and goes over to get her cell phone inside her bag.

San Cai: “Hello? Dao Ming Si. Tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., you can go straight to find my dad. (pause) You’re welcome. Bye bye.”

San Cai's parent is eavesdropping on the side and then quickly turns back to eating when San Cai hangs up the phone.

San Cai (sitting down again): “Pa, tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. Dao Ming Si will come and get the car from you.”

Dad: “Oh, no problem. I know.”

San Cai (looks at mom and dad): “Hurry up and eat.”

San Cai (eating and thinking to herself, while mom and dad looks at her sadly) “In Dao Ming Si' story, I have become from a main actress to a supporting actress. Even if everyone thinks I am stupid, feels that it is inconceivable, but there is no other choice. There’s no way that I can get out of Dao Ming Si’s story. There are less and less choices now.”

Ye Sha is sitting in the garden of Dao Ming Si's house and looking up at the sky, thinking. Dao Ming Si runs up to her from behind. After standing there for a few seconds behind Ye Sha, he covers both her eyes with his hands.

Dao Ming Si: “Guess who I am.”

Ye Sha (smiles): “What are you doing?”

Dao Ming Si takes his hands away and wraps his arms around her.

Dao Ming Si (bending so that his head is next to Ye Sha’s): “Are you thinking about something?”

Ye Sha: “No.”

Dao Ming Si: “Eh, let me tell you something. But it is a bad news, so don't be sad.”

Ye Sha: “What is it?”

Dao Ming Si: “You must first promise me that you will not be sad.”

Ye Sha: “Hurry up and say it.”

Dao Ming Si (smiling, leans close to her ear and whispers): “The breakfast car is done.”

Ye Sha (very happy): “Really? You’re sure?”

Dao Ming Si stands up straight and holding onto Ye Sha’s hand.

Dao Ming Si: “Right.”

Ye Sha (jumps up from her chair): “How did you know?”

Dao Ming Si: “I just saw it.”

Ye Sha (holding onto Dao Ming Si’s hand and walks around the chair): “Really? You saw it?”

She puts both her arms around his neck and he puts his hands on her waist.

Ye Sha (laughing) “Or did they tell you?”

Dao Ming Si: “What do you think?”

Dao Ming Si wraps both arms around her and picking her up, swings her around and around, while Ye Sha is giggling.

Next morning, Mei Zuo is at the hospital visiting Xi Men. He is sitting on Xi Men's bed playing a game of chess on his cell phone while Xi Men is reading a magazine next to him.

Xi Men (looking over at Mei Zuo’s phone): “Why is your score so low? You’re so bad.”

Xi Men goes back to his reading, while Mei Zuo stares at him.

Mei Zuo (looks back at his phone): “Fine, play once more. I definitely beat you.”

Xi Men (flipping a page on his magazine): “You have said those words many times today already.”

Mei Zuo (looks over at Xi Men): “Are you looking down on me? There are some things that you can beat me, but today I am definitely going to win.”

Xi Men (flips another page): “Yah. You are the best. (sarcastic tone, pauses and looks over at Mei Zuo) You have been so distracted. What exactly are you trying to hide?”

Xi Men flips a page on his magazine and Mei Zuo slowly looks over at him from his game before continuing to play again.

Mei Zuo: “Who’s distracted?”

Xi Men: “If you have something to do, then go. Anyway, I’m leaving the hospital today.”

Mei Zuo: “Didn’t you say I have nothing to do?”

At this moment Mei Zuo’s cell phone rings. Xi Men looks over at him.

Mei Zuo (to Xi Men): “Hold on. (answers the phone) Hello?”

Mei Zuo listens to the caller on the other line and then gets up from the bed.

Mei Zuo: “Didn’t I tell you that I’m at the hospital with Xi Men? (pause) This is not an excuse. It’s a truthful reason. (pause, Xi Men is looking at Mei Zuo from the bed) Ok, ok. I’ll go pick her up. Bye bye. Bye bye.”

Mei Zuo hangs up the phone and gives a big sigh. Xi Men is sitting on the bed and grinning. Mei Zuo picks up a can of Pepsi, walks back over to the bed and plops down next to Xi Men.

Xi Men: “Still match-making?”

Mei Zuo looks over at him and doesn’t answer.

Xi Men (flipping his magazine): “Is it because the other party is too fierce, so you are bored?”

Mei Zuo: “That’s not the problem.”

Xi Men: “Then it must be that the other party is too much of a lady and you can’t handle her.”

Mei Zuo (looks up): “Are you kidding?! Based on I, Mei Zuo...”

Xi Men (interrupts him): “Then go and fix her up. What are you laying there for?”

Mei Zuo: “You have to leave the hospital today. I’m here to send you back home.”

Xi Men (scoffs at Mei Zuo’s answer): “Oh please. I’m leaving the hospital, my dad and mom will come and pick me up. You obviously like her very much and still sits there and pretends otherwise.”

Mei Zuo (reaches over and hits Xi Men’s wound): “Who’s pretending otherwise?”

Xi Men yelps in pain.

Xi Men (looking over at Mei Zuo): “That hurts! I’m a patient! (pause, holding onto his stomach) Ow.”

Mei Zuo: “Fine. Then, I’ll go and fix her. And make her give up and go away herself.”

Xi Men looks at Mei Zuo and laughs with a “yeah right” look.

Mei Zuo (reaches over and hits Xi Men’s wound again): “You still laugh!”

Xi Men (cries out in pain again): “Who has friends like you! It hurts!”

Mei Zuo: “Fine, fine. Sorry, sorry, sorry.”

Mei Zuo hands Xi Men the Pepsi that he picked up before. Xi Men takes the Pepsi from him. Mei Zuo gets up from the bed, but not before hitting Xi Men in the stomach again.

Xi Men (cries out): “OW!”

Mei Zuo laughs and walks away.

Xi Men (calling after him): “Drive carefully!”

Mei Zuo drives Xiao Qiao to the mall that he dropped her off at last time.

Xiao Qiao: “Why are we here again?”
Mei Zuo (smiling): “Shopping should be a delight for you girls. But I have no interest in both you and shopping. Sorry about last time. (he takes out a wad of bills) Made you waste money. Today, whatever you want to buy, it’s all on me.”

Xiao Qiao looks at the wad of money then at Mei Zuo and then back at the wad of money. Finally she gives a small smile and takes the money from Mei Zuo. Smiling, she puts the money away and then opens the door.

Xiao Qiao: “You don’t need to come and pick me up.”

She gets out of the car and walks away without looking back. Mei Zuo sits in the car with a silly grin on his face.

Mei Zuo: “Don’t need to pick up?”

He seems to be very happy and drives away. Xiao Qiao, on the other hand, is walking into the mall.

Xi Men returns home with his mother.

Mom: “Walk carefully.”

Xi Men (putting his arm around his mom’s shoulder): “Ma. I’m fine already. Stop treating me like a sick patient.”

Mom: “The doctor only agreed to let you leave the hospital but that doesn’t mean that your health is all better now.”

She pulls him over to sit down on the sofa.

Xi Men (with his hand on his stomach, sits down): “I understand. That’s why I didn’t go to the office and come home with you.”

Mom: “You stop thinking about the office. I’m telling you. You have to stay at home and rest for at least a week more.”

Xi Men: “Three days.”

Mom: “Five days.”

Xi Men: “Then what about four days?”

Mom: “Five days. No more discussions. I’m not making a business deal with you.”

Xi Men agrees with a defeated face.

Maid: “Madam. Sir is back.”

Xi Men’s dad walks up to where Xi Men and his mom is sitting.

Dad: “I was just at the hospital. The nurse said that you have come back home.”

Xi Men: “I thought you might be busy. So I didn’t call and let you know.”

Dad walks over to stand next to Xi Men.

Mom: “I’ll go and help you unpack your things. You talk with your dad, ok?”

Xi Men nods his head and his mom gets up from the sofa. Xi Men’s dad steps in front of her and blocks her from walking away.

Dad: “Son just came back home. Let us all have dinner tonight.”

Xi Men (stands up, speaking to mom): “Right, Ma. You should help me re-nourish a bit. Ok?”

Mom (looks at Xi Men): “Then what would you like to eat?”

Dad smiles and feels relieved.

Xi Men: “Of course, it’s hong you chao shou.”

Mom: “You can’t eat spicy stuff anymore.”

Xi Men (with a disgusted look on his face): “Then that would mean eating wontons.”

Mom and dad both smiles.

Mom: “Anyway, you just can’t eat spicy stuff.”

Xi Men: “Orh.”

Mom walks away while Xi Men and dad sits back down on the sofa.

Mei Zuo is in the car driving when his cell phone rang.

Mei Zuo: “Ma, what’s wrong?”

Mom: “Did you send Xiao Qiao’s friend home?”

Mei Zuo: “Huh?”

Mom: “I didn’t know that my son is so thoughtful. Ma likes this dress very much.”

Mei Zuo (confused): “What are you saying?”

Mom: “There’s no need to be embarrassed. Xiao Qiao has brought the gift home already. You are so brain dead. Why didn’t you bring Xiao Qiao back first and then drop off her friend? Made Xiao Qiao carry so many things. Just like your dad and don’t know anything about thoughtfulness. Ok. Ma just wanted to say to you…”

Mei Zuo (interrupts her): “Ma. This…”

Mom (continuing): “I am very happy. That’s it.”

Mei Zuo stops the car on the side of the road and stares at his cell phone. He dials a number on his phone and doesn’t look happy at all.

Mei Zuo drives to Xiao Qiao’s home and waits for her outside, leaning against the driver’s side of the car. He gets impatient and walks over to the passenger’s side of the car. Then he hears footsteps and turns and quickly walks over to Xiao Qiao.

Mei Zuo: “What exactly do you want?”

Xiao Qiao: “What do you mean?”

Mei Zuo: “I am saying do you know what you are doing? My mom and your mom, are only thinking about their own wishful thinking, helping us to arrange our future. Don’t tell me that you don’t know it.”

Xiao Qiao (smiles): “I know. That’s why I have been going out on dates with you.”

Mei Zuo: “What you’re saying is that you are willing to accept their arrangements? You are willing to be the same as a puppet? Whatever they tell you to do, you do?”

Xiao Qiao: “It’s true that my parents really encourages me to date with you. But actually, I also feel that based on family background, based on education, we are a really suitable couple. (Mei Zuo smiles at her in disbelief.) Why can’t you be like me, calm down and try dating with me and see? Anyway, you are a guy, so no matter what, the one that is at a disadvantage would not be you.”

Mei Zuo: “But we don’t have any feelings for each other.”

Xiao Qiao (smiling): “Feelings can be nurtured. (Mei Zuo laughs in disbelief again.) And anyway, you don't even know me.”

Mei Zuo (laughing): “You don't know me either.”

Xiao Qiao: “But at least I know that you are a good man.”

Mei Zuo takes a deep breath and thinks.

Mei Zuo: “Fine. Then I will show you exactly how good a man I am.”

He grabs her hand and pulls her along.

Mei Zuo brings Xiao Qiao to a pub. Xiao Qiao sits at the bar with a drink, playing with her straw while Mei Zuo is dancing intimately with two girls on the dance floor. Xiao Qiao looks over at Mei Zuo dancing and smiles lightly to herself before looking away. When they finished dancing, Mei Zuo walks with the two girls over to where Xiao Qiao is sitting. He picks up his glass of red wine and toasts with the two girls.

Mei Zuo: “Cheers.”

The three of them take a sip before putting the glasses down.

Girl: “Mei Zuo, aren’t you going to introduce us?”

Xiao Qiao looks over at them.

Mei Zuo: “Ok. (looks at Xiao Qiao) This is Lulu. (turns to the girl on his right) And this is Gina.”

Xiao Qiao (smiles at them): “Hi. Nice to meet you both. I am Xiao Qiao. Mei Zuo’s girlfriend.”

Lulu (laughs): “Girlfriend? What a coincidence. I am Mei Zuo’s number 8 girlfriend. (looks over at Gina) And she is number 20. What about you? What number are you?”

Xiao Qiao (takes a deep breath before smiling): “I don’t know what number I am. But I am certain that I will definitely be the last number.”

Lulu (drapes herself on Mei Zuo’s shoulder): “I think that maybe you don’t understand Mei Zuo too well.”

Xiao Qiao: “Well, since you both understand Mei Zuo so much, then from now on, if there is anything regarding Mei Zuo, may I ask you two?”

Mei Zuo smiles widely on the side.

Lulu: “You want to ask the two of us? But, Mei Zuo would give us different surprises each time. Which part are you asking for advice about?”

Leaning against Mei Zuo, Lulu runs her hand over his chest.

Gina: “Of course, the most exciting part.”

Lulu: “But then I’m afraid you won’t be able to learn it.”

Xiao Qiao: “Ever since I was little, there is nothing that I can’t learn. (looks over at Lulu and smiles) Especially that which you both are saying is the most exciting parts.”

Lulu (takes off her jacket and looks at Xiao Qiao): “Can you learn that?”

Xiao Qiao looks at Lulu and Mei Zuo. Mei Zuo looks at Lulu and then at Xiao Qiao with a small smile on his face. Xiao Qiao looks at him for a few seconds before looking away. She lowers her head, looking sad. Then she takes a deep breath, smiles and brushes her long hair away from her face and shoulder. She brings her hand up to her shirt buttons and starts to slowly unbutton them. Mei Zuo looks at her with a smile at first, then the smile slowly disappears into a frown.